بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
By the morning light,
Pickthall (1930): By the morning hours
Quran · Surah 93 · 11 ayat
Surah Ad-Duha
The Morning Hours
ٱلضُّحَىٰ
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About this surah
Surah Ad-Duha ('The Morning Light') has 11 ayat and is Meccan. Muslim tradition says it was revealed after a pause in revelation, to reassure the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that Allah had not left him. It reminds him of how Allah cared for him as an orphan and guided him, and asks him in turn to be kind to orphans and to those who ask for help. Many Muslims turn to it for comfort in hard times, and it is often recited in daily prayers.
Comfort and reassuranceKindness to orphans and the needyGratitude for blessings
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
and by the night when it grows still and dark,
Pickthall (1930): And by the night when it is stillest,
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Allah tells the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): your Lord has not abandoned you, nor is He displeased with you.
Pickthall (1930): Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And what comes later (the Hereafter) will be better for you than what came first.
Pickthall (1930): And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
And your Lord will give you so much that you will be well pleased.
Pickthall (1930): And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter?
Pickthall (1930): Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)?
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
Did He not find you without knowledge of the way and guide you?
Pickthall (1930): Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
Did He not find you in need and make you free of need?
Pickthall (1930): Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)?
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
So do not treat the orphan harshly,
Pickthall (1930): Therefor the orphan oppress not,
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
and do not turn away the one who asks (for help or for knowledge).
Pickthall (1930): Therefor the beggar drive not away,
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
And speak of the blessings of your Lord.
Pickthall (1930): Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.
Quick quiz
By which two things does the surah swear in its opening ayat?
According to ayah 6, how did Allah care for the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when He found him an orphan?
What does ayah 10 say about the one who asks?
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