Surah Ad-Duhaa: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

Transliteration wal-ḍuḥā

English By the morning brightness

1. وَٱلضُّحَىٰwal-ḍuḥāBy the morning brightness

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

Transliteration wa-al-layli idhā sajā

English And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

1. وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. سَجَىٰsajāit covers with darkness

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

Transliteration mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wamā qalā

English Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].

1. مَاmāNot
2. وَدَّعَكَwaddaʿakahas forsaken you
3. رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
4. وَمَاwamāand not
5. قَلَىٰqalāHe is displeased

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration walalākhiratu khayrun laka mina l-ūlā

English And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

1. وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُwalalākhiratuAnd surely the Hereafter
2. خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
3. لَّكَlakafor you
4. مِنَminathan
5. ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāthe first

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

Transliteration walasawfa yuʿ'ṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā

English And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

1. وَلَسَوْفَwalasawfaAnd soon
2. يُعْطِيكَyuʿ'ṭīkawill give you
3. رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
4. فَتَرْضَىٰٓfatarḍāthen you will be satisfied

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

Transliteration alam yajid'ka yatīman faāwā

English Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

1. أَلَمْalamDid not
2. يَجِدْكَyajid'kaHe find you
3. يَتِيمًۭاyatīmanan orphan
4. فَـَٔاوَىٰfaāwāand give shelter

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

Transliteration wawajadaka ḍāllan fahadā

English And He found you lost and guided [you],

1. وَوَجَدَكَwawajadakaAnd He found you
2. ضَآلًّۭاḍāllanlost
3. فَهَدَىٰfahadāso He guided

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

Transliteration wawajadaka ʿāilan fa-aghnā

English And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.

1. وَوَجَدَكَwawajadakaAnd He found you
2. عَآئِلًۭاʿāilanin need
3. فَأَغْنَىٰfa-aghnāso He made self-sufficient

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

Transliteration fa-ammā l-yatīma falā taqhar

English So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

1. فَأَمَّاfa-ammāSo as for
2. ٱلْيَتِيمَl-yatīmathe orphan
3. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
4. تَقْهَرْtaqharoppress

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

Transliteration wa-ammā l-sāila falā tanhar

English And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāAnd as for
2. ٱلسَّآئِلَl-sāilaone who asks
3. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
4. تَنْهَرْtanharrepel

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

Transliteration wa-ammā biniʿ'mati rabbika faḥaddith

English But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
2. بِنِعْمَةِbiniʿ'mati(the) Favor
3. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
4. فَحَدِّثْfaḥaddithnarrate