Surah Ad-Dhuhaa word by word

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Ad-Dhuhaa (الضحى) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 11 verses, 40 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 40 words to discover, Surah Ad-Dhuhaa becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

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Verse 2
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Verse 4
Verse 5
Verse 6
Verse 7
Verse 8
Verse 9
Verse 10
Verse 11
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Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 1 word

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

By the morning brightness

وَٱلضُّحَىٰ wal-ḍuḥā By the morning brightness

Verse 2 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 3 words

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

وَٱلَّيْلِ wa-al-layli And the night

إِذَا idhā when

سَجَىٰ sajā it covers with darkness

Verse 3 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 5 words

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

مَا mā Not

وَدَّعَكَ waddaʿaka has forsaken you

رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord

وَمَا wamā and not

قَلَىٰ qalā He is displeased

Verse 4 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 5 words

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ walalākhiratu And surely the Hereafter

خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) better

لَّكَ laka for you

مِنَ mina than

ٱلْأُولَىٰ l-ūlā the first

Verse 5 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 4 words

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

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

وَلَسَوْفَ walasawfa And soon

يُعْطِيكَ yuʿ'ṭīka will give you

رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord

فَتَرْضَىٰٓ fatarḍā then you will be satisfied

Verse 6 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 4 words

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًۭا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

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

أَلَمْ alam Did not

يَجِدْكَ yajid'ka He find you

يَتِيمًۭا yatīman an orphan

فَـَٔاوَىٰ faāwā and give shelter

Verse 7 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 3 words

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّۭا فَهَدَىٰ

And He found you lost and guided [you],

وَوَجَدَكَ wawajadaka And He found you

ضَآلًّۭا ḍāllan lost

فَهَدَىٰ fahadā so He guided

Verse 8 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 3 words

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًۭا فَأَغْنَىٰ

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

وَوَجَدَكَ wawajadaka And He found you

عَآئِلًۭا ʿāilan in need

فَأَغْنَىٰ fa-aghnā so He made self-sufficient

Verse 9 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 4 words

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

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

فَأَمَّا fa-ammā So as for

ٱلْيَتِيمَ l-yatīma the orphan

فَلَا falā then (do) not

تَقْهَرْ taqhar oppress

Verse 10 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 4 words

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

وَأَمَّا wa-ammā And as for

ٱلسَّآئِلَ l-sāila one who asks

فَلَا falā then (do) not

تَنْهَرْ tanhar repel

Verse 11 - Surah Ad-Dhuhaa: 4 words

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

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

وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But as for

بِنِعْمَةِ biniʿ'mati (the) Favor

رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord

فَحَدِّثْ faḥaddith narrate