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Surah 93
Surah Ad-Dhuhaa
الضُّحَىٰ
سورۃ الضُّحَىٰ
The Morning Hours11 ayahsMecca
Surah 93
Ad-Duhaa
The Morning Hours • Mecca • 11 ayahs
الضُّحَىٰ
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Arabic Recitation
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Ayah 93:1
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ١
English translation
By the morning brightness
2
Ayah 93:2
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ٢
English translation
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,1
3
Ayah 93:3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ٣
English translation
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].
4
Ayah 93:4
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ٤
English translation
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
5
Ayah 93:5
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ٥
English translation
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
6
Ayah 93:6
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ٦
English translation
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
7
Ayah 93:7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ٧
English translation
And He found you lost and guided [you],
8
Ayah 93:8
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ٨
English translation
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
9
Ayah 93:9
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ٩
English translation
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
10
Ayah 93:10
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ١٠
English translation
And as for the petitioner,1 do not repel [him].
11
Ayah 93:11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ١١
English translation
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
About سورۃ الضحى — Surah Ad-Dhuhaa
Surah Ad-Dhuhaa (The Morning Hours) is chapter 93 of the Quran and contains 11 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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