Surah Ad-Duhaa — Word by Word
الضحى
The Morning Hours
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
wal-ḍuḥā
By the morning brightness
wa-al-layli idhā sajā
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,
mā waddaʿaka rabbuka wamā qalā
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muḥammad], nor has He detested [you].
walalākhiratu khayrun laka mina l-ūlā
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].
walasawfa yuʿ'ṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.
alam yajid'ka yatīman faāwā
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?
wawajadaka ḍāllan fahadā
And He found you lost and guided [you],
wawajadaka ʿāilan fa-aghnā
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
fa-ammā l-yatīma falā taqhar
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
wa-ammā l-sāila falā tanhar
And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
wa-ammā biniʿ'mati rabbika faḥaddith
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].