| y_ali | asad | literal | tlt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. * | By the Glorious Morning Light, | CONSIDER the bright morning hours, | And/by the sunrise/daybreak. | swr+ alDHi bsm allh alrHmn alrHym ? walDHi | |||
| 2. * | And by the Night when it is still,- | and the night when it grows still and dark.* | And/by the night when/if it quietened/became covered. | wallyl aXa sji | |||
| 3. * | Thy Guardian-Lord hath not forsaken thee, nor is He displeased. | Thy Sustainer has not forsaken thee, nor does He scorn thee:* | Your Lord did not leave/desert you, and nor hate/hit (you) on the head. | mawd`k rbk wmaqli | |||
| 4. * | And verily the Hereafter will be better for thee than the present. | for, indeed, the life to come will be better for thee than this earlier part [of thy life]! | And the end (other life) (E) (is) better for you than the first/beginning. | wllaKr+ Kyr lk mn alawli | |||
| 5. * | And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased. | And, indeed, in time will thy Sustainer grant thee [what thy heart desires], and thou shalt be well-pleased. | And your Lord will/shall (E) give/grant you, so you accept/approve. | wlswf y`Tyk rbk ftrDi | |||
| 6. * | Did He not find thee an orphan and give thee shelter (and care)? | Has He not found thee an orphan, and given thee shelter?* | Did He not find you an orphan, so he sheltered (you)? | alm yjdk ytyma fawi | |||
| 7. * | And He found thee wandering, and He gave thee guidance. | And found thee lost on thy way, and guided thee? | And He found you misguided so He guided (you)? | wwjdk Dala fhdi | |||
| 8. * | And He found thee in need, and made thee independent. | And found thee in want, and given thee sufficiency? | And He found you having dependents/poor, so He enriched/satisfied (you)? | wwjdk `aYla faGni | |||
| 9. * | Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness, | Therefore, the orphan shalt thou never wrong, | So as for the orphan, so do not humiliate/compel. | fama alytym fla tqhr | |||
| 10. * | Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard); | and him that seeks [thy] help shalt thou never chide,* | And as for the asker/questioner/beggar, so do not yell at/drive away. | wama alsaYl fla tnhr | |||
| 11. * | But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim! | and of thy Sustainer's blessings shalt thou [ever] speak.* | And as for with your Lord's blessing/goodness, so tell/inform. | wama bn`m+ rbk fHdx | |||