Chapter 93 of the Quran

Surah Ad-Duha (The Morning Brightness)

الضحى

Surah Ad-Duha is the 93rd chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 11 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

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1. Ayah 1

   وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

   By the morning brightness

2. Ayah 2

   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

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

3. Ayah 3

   مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

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

4. Ayah 4

   وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

5. Ayah 5

   وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

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

6. Ayah 6

   أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

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

7. Ayah 7

   وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

   And He found you lost and guided [you],

8. Ayah 8

   وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

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

9. Ayah 9

   فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

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

10. Ayah 10

    وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

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

11. Ayah 11

    وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

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