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Surah Ad-Duha الضحى

The Morning Hours · 11 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Ad-Duha have?

Surah Ad-Duha is surah 93 of 114 in the Quran and has 11 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Morning Hours”.

Surah number
93 / 114
Verses
11
Classification
Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ١

(1) By the morning brightness

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ٢

(2) And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,[1941]

Notes

[1941]- And becomes still.

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ٣

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

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ٤

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ ٥

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

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ٦

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

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ ٧

(7) And He found you lost and guided [you],

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ ٨

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

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ٩

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

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ ١٠

(10) And as for the petitioner,[1942] do not repel [him].

Notes

[1942]- Anyone who seeks aid or knowledge.

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ ١١

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

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Is Surah Ad-Duha Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Ad-Duha is classified as Meccan in the data this reader uses (Tanzil).

Which surahs come before and after Surah Ad-Duha?

It comes after Al-Layl and before Ash-Sharh.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim. Translation: Noor International Center (QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2), unaltered. Data: quran-json (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recitations: EveryAyah.com (streamed only when you press play). Sources and licences