Surah 93 · 11 verses
Ad-Duhaa
الضحى
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
By the morning brightness
Wad duhaa
Word by word
Interpretation
Allah takes an oath on the beginning of the day.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,
Wal laili iza sajaa
Word by word
Interpretation
And He takes an oath on the night when it darkens and people cease to move in it.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].
Ma wad da'aka rabbuka wa ma qalaa
Word by word
Interpretation
O Messenger! Your Lord has not left you, nor has he begun to hate you, as the idolaters claimed when there was a break in the revelation.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
Walal-aakhiratu khairul laka minal-oola
Word by word
Interpretation
Indeed, the abode of the afterlife is better for you than the worldly one, because of the everlasting bounties that it has.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
Wa la sawfa y'uteeka rabbuka fatarda
Word by word
Interpretation
Very soon He will grant you an abundant reward, and your nation also, until you become content with what He has granted you and your nation.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
Alam ya jidka yateeman fa aawaa
Word by word
Interpretation
Verily, He found you at a time when you were a child whose father had passed away, and so He made a place of refuge for you by causing your grandfather Abdul Muttalib to become fond of you, and then your uncle Abu Talib.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
And He found you lost and guided [you],
Wa wa jadaka daal lan fahada
Word by word
Interpretation
He found you in a state where you did not know what revelation or faith was, and so He taught you about that which you did not know.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
Wa wa jadaka 'aa-ilan fa aghnaa
Word by word
Interpretation
And He found you poor, so He made you self-sufficient.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
Fa am mal yateema fala taqhar
Word by word
Interpretation
Therefore, do not treat badly the one who has lost his father in childhood, nor look down upon him.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
Wa am mas saa-ila fala tanhar
Word by word
Interpretation
And do not rebuke the needy beggar.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
Wa amma bi ni'mati rabbika fahad dith
Word by word
Interpretation
And be grateful for the favours of Allah upon you, and talk about them.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.