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This surah offers divine reassurance to the Prophet Muhammad during his period of spiritual isolation, affirming that God's mercy and glory will eventually restore his honor and purpose.
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King James Version (1611)
The most influential English translation ever made. Sometimes archaic, but the standard PD English text.
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By the morning brightness 2And [by] the night when it covers with darkness 3Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you] 4And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life] 5And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied 6Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge 7And He found you lost and guided [you] 8And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient 9So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him]The Orphan and the W… 10And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him] 11But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it]
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1وَٱلضُّحَىٰ 2وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ 3مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ 4وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ 5وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ 6أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمٗا فَـَٔاوَىٰ 7وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلّٗا فَهَدَىٰ 8وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلٗا فَأَغۡنَىٰ 9فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ 10وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ 11وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ
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