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Surah 93 · Meccan · 11 verses

الضحى

Ad-Duhaa

The Forenoon

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

93:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

By the morning brightness

93:2

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

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

93:3

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

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

93:4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

93:5

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

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

93:6

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًۭا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

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

93:7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّۭا فَهَدَىٰ

And He found you lost and guided [you],

93:8

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًۭا فَأَغْنَىٰ

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

93:9

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

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

93:10

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

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

93:11

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

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

Sources. Arabic text: Quran Uthmani. English translation: Sahih International, served via the public AlQuran.cloud API. Audio: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy via mp3quran.net. Tafseer summaries are AI-assisted and reviewed against classical sources — see our editorial policy.