Surah Ad-Duha – The Morning Hours – Quran Chapter 93
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سورة الضحىAd-DuhaThe Morning Hours
93
Chapter
11
Verses
Makki
Revelation
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About Surah Ad-Duha

Revealed, according to tradition, after a pause in revelation that left the Prophet Muhammad anxious about whether God was displeased with him, Ad-Duha opens by swearing by the morning brightness to reassure him that he has not been abandoned. It reminds him of earlier hardships that were already eased — being an orphan who was sheltered, being lost and then guided, being poor and then made self-sufficient — and instructs him to respond to that pattern of care with kindness to others and gratitude.

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1
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
Wad duhaa
By the morning hours
Divine Oaths and Cosmic Reflection
Tafseer
2
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
Wal laili iza sajaa
And by the night when it is stillest,
Divine Oaths and Cosmic Reflection
Tafseer
3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Ma wad da'aka rabbuka wa ma qalaa
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
Divine Solace and Prophetic Blessings
Tafseer
4
وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Walal-aakhiratu khairul laka minal-oola
And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,
Divine Solace and Prophetic Blessings
Tafseer
5
وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ
Wa la sawfa y'uteeka rabbuka fatarda
And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
Divine Solace and Prophetic Blessings
Tafseer
6
أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمٗا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Alam ya jidka yateeman fa aawaa
Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)?
Divine Solace and Prophetic Blessings
Tafseer
7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلّٗا فَهَدَىٰ
Wa wa jadaka daal lan fahada
Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?
Divine Solace and Prophetic Blessings
Tafseer
8
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلٗا فَأَغۡنَىٰ
Wa wa jadaka 'aa-ilan fa aghnaa
Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)?
Divine Solace and Prophetic Blessings
Tafseer
9
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ
Fa am mal yateema fala taqhar
Therefor the orphan oppress not,
Human Transgression and Denial
Tafseer
10
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ
Wa am mas saa-ila fala tanhar
Therefor the beggar drive not away,
Human Transgression and Denial
Tafseer
11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ
Wa amma bi ni'mati rabbika fahad dith
Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.
Divine Glorification and Spiritual Elevation
Tafseer