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Surah 93 · 11 verses

Ad-Duhaa

الضحى

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

By the morning brightness

Wad duhaa

Word by word
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
wal-ḍuḥā
By the morning brightness
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.

2

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

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

Wal laili iza sajaa

Word by word
وَٱلَّيْلِ
wa-al-layli
And the night
إِذَا
idhā
when
سَجَىٰ
sajā
it covers with darkness
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.

3

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
مَا
Not
وَدَّعَكَ
waddaʿaka
has forsaken you
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
وَمَا
wamā
and not
قَلَىٰ
qalā
He is displeased
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.

4

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
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ
walalākhiratu
And surely the Hereafter
خَيْرٌۭ
khayrun
(is) better
لَّكَ
laka
for you
مِنَ
mina
than
ٱلْأُولَىٰ
l-ūlā
the first
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.

5

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
وَلَسَوْفَ
walasawfa
And soon
يُعْطِيكَ
yuʿ'ṭīka
will give you
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
fatarḍā
then you will be satisfied
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.

6

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

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

Alam ya jidka yateeman fa aawaa

Word by word
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
يَجِدْكَ
yajid'ka
He find you
يَتِيمًۭا
yatīman
an orphan
فَـَٔاوَىٰ
faāwā
and give shelter
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.

7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

And He found you lost and guided [you],

Wa wa jadaka daal lan fahada

Word by word
وَوَجَدَكَ
wawajadaka
And He found you
ضَآلًّۭا
ḍāllan
lost
فَهَدَىٰ
fahadā
so He guided
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.

8

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

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

Wa wa jadaka 'aa-ilan fa aghnaa

Word by word
وَوَجَدَكَ
wawajadaka
And He found you
عَآئِلًۭا
ʿāilan
in need
فَأَغْنَىٰ
fa-aghnā
so He made self-sufficient
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.

9

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

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

Fa am mal yateema fala taqhar

Word by word
فَأَمَّا
fa-ammā
So as for
ٱلْيَتِيمَ
l-yatīma
the orphan
فَلَا
falā
then (do) not
تَقْهَرْ
taqhar
oppress
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.

10

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

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

Wa am mas saa-ila fala tanhar

Word by word
وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
And as for
ٱلسَّآئِلَ
l-sāila
one who asks
فَلَا
falā
then (do) not
تَنْهَرْ
tanhar
repel
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.

11

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
وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
But as for
بِنِعْمَةِ
biniʿ'mati
(the) Favor
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
فَحَدِّثْ
faḥaddith
narrate
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.