Read the surah · Surah 93
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Eleven verses and forty words: the morning brightness and the night when it is still, and then the sentence that gives the surah its occasion — your Lord has not taken leave of you, nor has He detested you. It ends in instructions of a domestic size: do not oppress the orphan, do not repel the petitioner, speak of the favour of your Lord.
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وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wad-duhaa
DIN 31635waḍ-ḍuḥā
By the morning light.
By the morning hours
By the forenoon
BY the noon-day BRIGHTNESS
By the brightness of the morning
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wallayli idhaa sajaa
DIN 31635wallayli ʾiḏā saǧā
And the night as it settles.
And by the night when it is stillest
And the night when it darkens
And by the night when it darkeneth
and by the night, when it groweth dark
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)maa wadda'aka rabbuka wamaa qalaa
DIN 31635mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wamā qalā
Your Lord did not abandon you, nor did He forget.
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee
Thy Lord has not forsaken thee, nor hated thee
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee, neither hath he been displeased
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee, neither doth He hate thee
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)walal'aakhiratu khayrun laka mina l-'oolaa
DIN 31635walalʾāḫiratu ḫayrun laka mina l-ʾūlā
The Hereafter is better for you than the First.
And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former
and surely the hereafter is better for thee than the former
And surely the Future shall be better for thee than the Past
Verily the life to come shall be better for thee than this present life
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)walasawfa yu'teeka rabbuka fatardaa
DIN 31635walasawfa yuʿṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā
The translators word this verse differently
And your Lord will give you, and you will be satisfied.
And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content
and in the end thy Lord will give thee, and thou shalt be well pleased
And in the end shall thy Lord be bounteous to thee and thou be satisfied
And thy Lord shall give thee a reward wherewith thou shalt be well pleased
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)alam yajidka yateeman fa'aawaa
DIN 31635ʾalam yaǧidka yatīman faʾāwā
Did He not find you orphaned, and sheltered you?
Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)
Did He not find thee an orphan, and give the shelter
Did he not find thee an orphan and gave thee a home
Did He not find thee an orphan, and hath He not taken care of thee
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wawajadaka daallan fahadaa
DIN 31635wawaǧadaka ḍāllan fahadā
The translators word this verse differently
And found you wandering, and guided you.
Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)
and find thee erring, and guide thee
And found thee erring and guided thee
And did He not find thee wandering in error, and hath He not guided thee into the truth
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wawajadaka 'aa'ilan fa'aghnaa
DIN 31635wawaǧadaka ʿāʾilan faʾaġnā
The translators word this verse differently
And found you in need, and enriched you?
Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)
and find thee poor with a family, and nourish thee
And found thee needy and enriched thee
And did He not find thee needy, and hath He not enriched thee
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ammaa l-yateema falaa taqhar
DIN 31635faʾammā l-yatīma falā taqhar
Therefore, do not mistreat the orphan.
Therefor the orphan oppress not
But as for the orphan oppress him not
As to the orphan therefore wrong him not
Wherefore oppress not the orphan
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ammaa s-saa'ila falaa tanhar
DIN 31635waʾammā s-sāʾila falā tanhar
The translators word this verse differently
Nor rebuff the seeker.
Therefor the beggar drive not away
and as for the beggar drive him not away
And as to him that asketh of thee, chide him not away
neither repulse the beggar
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'ammaa bini'mati rabbika fahaddith
DIN 31635waʾammā biniʿmati rabbika faḥaddiṯ
The translators word this verse differently
But proclaim the blessings of your Lord.
Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse
and as for the favour of thy Lord discourse thereof
And as for the favours of thy Lord tell them abroad
But declare the goodness of thy Lord
Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com