The Morning Hours, The Early Hours, Morning Bright — John Medows Rodwell Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Brightness of the Day

وَالضُّحَىٰ

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BY the noon-day BRIGHTNESS

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

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And by the night when it darkeneth

Waallayli itha saja

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

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Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee, neither hath he been displeased

Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala

وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ

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And surely the Future shall be better for thee than the Past

Walal-akhiratu khayrun laka mina al-oola

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ

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And in the end shall thy Lord be bounteous to thee and thou be satisfied

Walasawfa yuAAteeka rabbuka fatarda

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ

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Did he not find thee an orphan and gave thee a home

Alam yajidka yateeman faawa

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ

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And found thee erring and guided thee

Wawajadaka dallan fahada

وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

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And found thee needy and enriched thee

Wawajadaka AAa-ilan faaghna

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

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As to the orphan therefore wrong him not

Faamma alyateema fala taqhar

وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

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And as to him that asketh of thee, chide him not away

Waamma alssa-ila fala tanhar

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

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And as for the favours of thy Lord tell them abroad

Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith

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