وَٱلضُّحَىٰ 93:1
Wadduha
By the morning hours
Surah Duhaa — The Morning Hours
Also spelled Surah Ad Duhaa.
Surah Ad-Duhaa at a glance
- How many verses does Surah Ad-Duhaa have?
- Surah Ad-Duhaa has 11 verses (ayat).
- Which juz is Surah Ad-Duhaa in?
- Juz 30, also called Para 30. Read Juz 30.
- Was Surah Ad-Duhaa revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
- It was revealed in Makkah, so it is a Meccan (Makki) surah.
- What does Ad-Duhaa mean?
- Ad-Duhaa means “The Morning Hours”. In Arabic it is written الضحى.
- Where is Surah Ad-Duhaa in the Quran?
- It is chapter 93 of 114. Page 596 of the standard 604-page mushaf.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ 93:2
Wallayli itha saja
And by the night when it is stillest,
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ 93:3
Ma waddaAAaka rabbuka wama qala
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ 93:4
Walal-akhiratu khayrun laka minaal-oola
And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ 93:5
Walasawfa yuAAteeka rabbuka fatarda
And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ 93:6
Alam yajidka yateeman faawa
Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)?
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ 93:7
Wawajadaka dallan fahada
Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)?
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ 93:8
Wawajadaka AAa-ilan faaghna
Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)?
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ 93:9
Faamma alyateema fala taqhar
Therefor the orphan oppress not,
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ 93:10
Waamma assa-ila falatanhar
Therefor the beggar drive not away,
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ 93:11
Waamma biniAAmati rabbika fahaddith
Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Transliteration is a mechanical romanisation. Arabic in the Uthmani script.