The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/93. The Brightness of the Day

93. The Brightness of the Day (Al-Duha)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

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By the brightness of the day!

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And the night when it is still! --

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Thy Lord has not forsaken thee, not is He displeased.

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And surely the latter state is better for thee than the former.

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And soon will thy Lord give thee so that thou wilt be well pleased.

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Did He not find thee an orphan and give (thee) shelter?

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And find thee groping, so He showed the way?

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And find thee in want, so He enriched thee?

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Therefore the orphan, oppress not.

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And him who asks, chide not.

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And the favour of thy Lord, proclaim.