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Tafsir of Surah Ad-Duhaa (93) — The Morning Hours · الضحى
Meccan surah, 11 ayat. Read the whole surah
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Ad-Duhaa 93:1
وَٱلضُّحَىٰ
By the morning brightness
Tafsir 93:1
Allah takes an oath on the beginning of the day.
Ad-Duhaa 93:2
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
And [by] the night when it covers with darkness
Tafsir 93:2
And He takes an oath on the night when it darkens and people cease to move in it.
Ad-Duhaa 93:3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you]
Tafsir 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.
Ad-Duhaa 93:4
وَلَلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life]
Tafsir 93:4
Indeed, the abode of the afterlife is better for you than the worldly one, because of the everlasting bounties that it has.
Ad-Duhaa 93:5
وَلَسَوۡفَ يُعۡطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرۡضَىٰٓ
And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied
Tafsir 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.
Ad-Duhaa 93:6
أَلَمۡ يَجِدۡكَ يَتِيمٗا فَـَٔاوَىٰ
Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge
Tafsir 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.
Ad-Duhaa 93:7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلّٗا فَهَدَىٰ
And He found you lost and guided [you]
Tafsir 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.
Ad-Duhaa 93:8
وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلٗا فَأَغۡنَىٰ
And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient
Tafsir 93:8
And He found you poor, so He made you self-sufficient.
Ad-Duhaa 93:9
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقۡهَرۡ
So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him]
Tafsir 93:9
Therefore, do not treat badly the one who has lost his father in childhood, nor look down upon him.
Ad-Duhaa 93:10
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنۡهَرۡ
And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him]
Tafsir 93:10
And do not rebuke the needy beggar.
Ad-Duhaa 93:11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثۡ
But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it]
Tafsir 93:11
And be grateful for the favours of Allah upon you, and talk about them.
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