Surah Ad-Duha — Arabic, meaning & audio

AYAH 1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

By the morning hours

AYAH 2

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

And by the night when it is stillest

AYAH 3

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee

AYAH 4

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former

AYAH 5

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content

AYAH 6

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

Did He not find thee an orphan and protect (thee)

AYAH 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدَىٰ

Did He not find thee wandering and direct (thee)

AYAH 8

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ

Did He not find thee destitute and enrich (thee)

AYAH 9

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

Therefor the orphan oppress not

AYAH 10

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

Therefor the beggar drive not away

AYAH 11

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

Therefor of the bounty of thy Lord be thy discourse