Surah Ad-Duhaa
الضحى
Full text, transliteration, translation and color-coded tajweed
- 11 verses
- Meccan
- Juz 30
- Page 596
- 1 min 06 s to listen
- 19 tajweed rules
More facts
- 40 words
- Order of revelation: 11
Ad-Duhaa (الضحى) is surah 93 of the Quran: Meccan, 11 verses, in juz 30, page 596 of the Madani Mushaf. Listening takes 1 min 06 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation. Here is the full text of Ad-Duhaa with color-coded tajweed, transliteration, translation of the meaning and an explanation of each verse.
The full text of Ad-Duhaa
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ﴿١﴾
waḍ-ḍuḥā
By the morning brightness
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ﴿٢﴾
wallayli 'idhā sajā
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,
And becomes still.
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مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ﴿٣﴾
mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wamā qalā
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].
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وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٤﴾
walal'ākhiratu khayrul laka mina l-ūlā
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
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وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿٥﴾
walasawfa yuʿṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
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أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾
alam yajidka yatīman fa'āwā
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
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وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٧﴾
wawajadaka ḍāllan fahadā
And He found you lost and guided [you],
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وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾
wawajadaka ʿā'ilan fa'aghnā
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
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فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ﴿٩﴾
fa'amma l-yatīma falā taqhar
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
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وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ ﴿١٠﴾
wa'amma s-sā'ila falā tanhar
And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
Anyone who seeks aid or knowledge.
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وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ ﴿١١﴾
wa'ammā biniʿmati rabbika faḥaddith
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].
In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.
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Tajweed in Ad-Duhaa, by the numbers
| Rule | Count | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Hamzat al-Wasl | 5 | |
| Ghunnah | 3 | |
| Ikhfa | 3 | |
| Lam Shamsiyyah | 2 | |
| Madd Muttasil | 2 | |
| Qalqalah | 2 | |
| Idgham without Ghunnah | 1 | |
| Madd Lazim | 1 |
The meaning of Ad-Duhaa, verse by verse
Show the meaning of the 11 verses
- 93:1
Allah takes an oath on the beginning of the day.
- 93:2
And He takes an oath on the night when it darkens and people cease to move in it.
- 93:3
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.
- 93:4
Indeed, the abode of the afterlife is better for you than the worldly one, because of the everlasting bounties that it has.
- 93:5
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.
- 93:6
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.
- 93:7
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.
- 93:8
And He found you poor, so He made you self-sufficient.
- 93:9
Therefore, do not treat badly the one who has lost his father in childhood, nor look down upon him.
- 93:10
And do not rebuke the needy beggar.
- 93:11
And be grateful for the favours of Allah upon you, and talk about them.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Ad-Duhaa?
11 verses and 40 words. It starts in juz 30 and covers page 596 of the Madani Mushaf.
Is Ad-Duhaa Meccan or Medinan?
Meccan, according to the classification of the Madani Mushaf. In the order of revelation, it comes 11th.
How long does it take to listen to Ad-Duhaa?
1 min 06 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim), which is slower than a usual recitation.
Which tajweed rules are in Ad-Duhaa?
19 rules are color-coded on this page. The most frequent in Ad-Duhaa: Hamzat al-Wasl (5), Ghunnah (3) and Ikhfa (3).
How can I practice reciting Surah Ad-Duhaa and get corrected?
Recite Surah Ad-Duhaa out loud in the Tilawa app, on iPhone or Android: it follows every word of Ad-Duhaa, then shows you the words and tajweed rules to work on, with the correct recitation to replay.
Keep reading
In juz 30
- Juz Amma
- 78. An-Naba'
- 79. An-Nazi'at
- 80. 'Abasa
- 81. At-Takwir
- 82. Al-Infitar
- 83. Al-Mutaffifin
- 84. Al-Inshiqaq
- 85. Al-Buruj
- 86. At-Tariq
- 87. Al-A'la
- 88. Al-Ghashiyah
- 89. Al-Fajr
- 90. Al-Balad
- 91. Ash-Shams
- 92. Al-Layl
- 94. Ash-Sharh
- 95. At-Tin
- 96. Al-'Alaq
- 97. Al-Qadr
- 98. Al-Bayyinah
- 99. Az-Zalzalah
- 100. Al-'Adiyat
- 101. Al-Qari'ah
- 102. At-Takathur
- 103. Al-'Asr
- 104. Al-Humazah
- 105. Al-Fil
- 106. Quraysh
- 107. Al-Ma'un
- 108. Al-Kawthar
- 109. Al-Kafirun
- 110. An-Nasr
- 111. Al-Masad
- 112. Al-Ikhlas
- 113. Al-Falaq
- 114. An-Nas
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