Surah “The Morning Hours, The Early Hours, Morning Bright”

as rendered by Thomas Cleary — 11 verses

By the forenoon, bright,
and the night when dark and quiet,
your Lord has not abandoned you and does not despise you.
Surely hereafter is better for you than what was before.
And your Lord will surely give to you, and you will be pleased.
Did God not find you orphaned, and provide you refuge?
And find you wandering, and guide you?
And find you needy, and enrich you?
So do not oppress the orphan,
or refuse the one who seeks.
And tell of the bounty of your Lord.