Surah Ad-Duha الضحى

Translation: English Translation - Noor International Center

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ١

Wad-duhā

By the morning brightness

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ٢

Wallayli idhā sajā

And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,1941

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ٣

Mā wadda'aka rabbuka wamā qalā

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].

وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٤

Walal'ākhiratu khayrul laka minal-ūlā

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ ٥

Walasawfa yu'tīka rabbuka fatardā

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمٗا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ٦

Alam yajidka yatīman fa'āwā

Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلّٗا فَهَدَىٰ ٧

Wawajadaka dāllan fahadā

And He found you lost and guided [you],

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلٗا فَأَغۡنَىٰ ٨

Wawajadaka 'ā'ilan fa aghnā

And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.

فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ ٩

Fa ammal-yatīma falā taqhar

So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ ١٠

Wa ammas-sā'ila falā tanhar

And as for the petitioner,1942 do not repel [him].

وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ ١١

Wa ammā bini'mati rabbika fahaddith

But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

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Questions

How many ayahs are in Surah Ad-Duha?

Surah Ad-Duha has 11 ayahs. It is surah number 93 of the Quran.

Is Surah Ad-Duha Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Ad-Duha is a Meccan surah.

Which juz is Surah Ad-Duha in?

Surah Ad-Duha is in juz 30.

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