The 11 verses of Ad-Duha
- Surah
- 93
- Verses
- 11
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Meaning
- The Morning Brightness
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1
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
wal-ḍuḥā
By the morning brightness
Word by word
- وَٱلضُّحَىٰwal-ḍuḥāBy the morning brightness
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2
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
wa-al-layli idhā sajā
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,
Word by word
- وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- سَجَىٰsajāit covers with darkness
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3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wamā qalā
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].
Word by word
- مَاmāNot
- وَدَّعَكَwaddaʿakahas forsaken you
- رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
- وَمَاwamāand not
- قَلَىٰqalāHe is displeased
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4
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
walalākhiratu khayrun laka mina l-ūlā
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
Word by word
- وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُwalalākhiratuAnd surely the Hereafter
- خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
- لَّكَlakafor you
- مِنَminathan
- ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāthe first
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5
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
walasawfa yuʿ'ṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
Word by word
- وَلَسَوْفَwalasawfaAnd soon
- يُعْطِيكَyuʿ'ṭīkawill give you
- رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
- فَتَرْضَىٰٓfatarḍāthen you will be satisfied
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6
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
alam yajid'ka yatīman faāwā
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
Word by word
- أَلَمْalamDid not
- يَجِدْكَyajid'kaHe find you
- يَتِيمًۭاyatīmanan orphan
- فَـَٔاوَىٰfaāwāand give shelter
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7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ
wawajadaka ḍāllan fahadā
And He found you lost and guided [you],
Word by word
- وَوَجَدَكَwawajadakaAnd He found you
- ضَآلًّۭاḍāllanlost
- فَهَدَىٰfahadāso He guided
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8
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
wawajadaka ʿāilan fa-aghnā
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
Word by word
- وَوَجَدَكَwawajadakaAnd He found you
- عَآئِلًۭاʿāilanin need
- فَأَغْنَىٰfa-aghnāso He made self-sufficient
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9
فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
fa-ammā l-yatīma falā taqhar
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
Word by word
- فَأَمَّاfa-ammāSo as for
- ٱلْيَتِيمَl-yatīmathe orphan
- فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
- تَقْهَرْtaqharoppress
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10
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
wa-ammā l-sāila falā tanhar
And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
Word by word
- وَأَمَّاwa-ammāAnd as for
- ٱلسَّآئِلَl-sāilaone who asks
- فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
- تَنْهَرْtanharrepel
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11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
wa-ammā biniʿ'mati rabbika faḥaddith
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
Word by word
- وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
- بِنِعْمَةِbiniʿ'mati(the) Favor
- رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
- فَحَدِّثْfaḥaddithnarrate
Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.
What Ad-Duha teaches
Allah has not left you
Your Lord has not left you, nor is He displeased (verse 3).
Allah takes care
He found you an orphan and gave you shelter, and found you in need and made you content (verses 6 and 8).
Be kind to orphans
Do not be harsh with the orphan or turn away the one who asks (verses 9 and 10).
Talk about blessings
Speak of the blessings of your Lord (verse 11).
Learning Ad-Duha with your child
For sad days
Read it together when your child feels down: Allah has not left us.
A blessings round
After verse 11, each family member names one blessing from today.
Learn it in three days
Verses 1–5, 6–8 and 9–11.
Learn Ad-Duha word by word in the app
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