الضحى

[1]CONSIDER the bright morning hours,

[2]and the night when it grows still and dark.

[3]Thy Sustainer has not forsaken thee, nor does He scorn thee:

[4]for, indeed, the life to come will be better for thee than this earlier part [of thy life]!

[5]And, indeed, in time will thy Sustainer grant thee [what thy heart desires], and thou shalt be well-pleased.

[6]Has He not found thee an orphan, and given thee shelter?

[7]And found thee lost on thy way, and guided thee?

[8]And found thee in want, and given thee sufficiency?

[9]Therefore, the orphan shalt thou never wrong,

[10]and him that seeks [thy] help shalt thou never chide,