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Surah Ad-Duhaa for Kids

سورة الضحى

The Morning Hours · 11 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Ad-Duhaa about?

Like the bright morning sun, Allah reminded the Prophet ﷺ that He never left him. Allah cared for him as an orphan, so we should be kind to orphans too. Surah Ad-Duhaa is surah 93, a Makki surah of 11 ayat in Juz 30, and number 23 in the Noor Garden kids' path.

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Surah Ad-Duhaa full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    وَٱلضُّحَىٰ

    By the morning brightness

  2. 2

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

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

  3. 3

    مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ

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

  4. 4

    وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

  5. 5

    وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ

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

  6. 6

    أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًۭا فَـَٔاوَىٰ

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

  7. 7

    وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّۭا فَهَدَىٰ

    And He found you lost and guided [you],

  8. 8

    وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًۭا فَأَغْنَىٰ

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

  9. 9

    فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

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

  10. 10

    وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

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

  11. 11

    وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

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

Surah Ad-Duhaa word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
وَٱلضُّحَىٰwal-ḍuḥāBy the morning brightness
وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
إِذَاidhāwhen
سَجَىٰsajāit covers with darkness
مَاmāNot
وَدَّعَكَwaddaʿakahas forsaken you
رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
وَمَاwamāand not
قَلَىٰqalāHe is displeased
وَلَلْـَٔاخِرَةُwalalākhiratuAnd surely the Hereafter
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
لَّكَlakafor you
مِنَminathan
ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāthe first
وَلَسَوْفَwalasawfaAnd soon
يُعْطِيكَyuʿ'ṭīkawill give you
رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
فَتَرْضَىٰٓfatarḍāthen you will be satisfied
أَلَمْalamDid not
يَجِدْكَyajid'kaHe find you
يَتِيمًۭاyatīmanan orphan
فَـَٔاوَىٰfaāwāand give shelter
وَوَجَدَكَwawajadakaAnd He found you
ضَآلًّۭاḍāllanlost
فَهَدَىٰfahadāso He guided
وَوَجَدَكَwawajadakaAnd He found you
عَآئِلًۭاʿāilanin need
فَأَغْنَىٰfa-aghnāso He made self-sufficient
فَأَمَّاfa-ammāSo as for
ٱلْيَتِيمَl-yatīmathe orphan
فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
تَقْهَرْtaqharoppress
وَأَمَّاwa-ammāAnd as for
ٱلسَّآئِلَl-sāilaone who asks
فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
تَنْهَرْtanharrepel
وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
بِنِعْمَةِbiniʿ'mati(the) Favor
رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
فَحَدِّثْfaḥaddithnarrate

How to memorize Surah Ad-Duhaa

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Ad-Duhaa three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Learn it in parts: with 11 ayat, split it into 3 parts of 5 ayat and only move on when the current part is solid.
  4. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  5. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Ad-Duhaa facts

Surah number
93
Ayat
11
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Page 596
Position in Noor Garden path
23 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Ad-Duhaa for kids?

Like the bright morning sun, Allah reminded the Prophet ﷺ that He never left him. Allah cared for him as an orphan, so we should be kind to orphans too. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Ad-Duhaa?

Surah Ad-Duhaa has 11 ayat. Many children need one to two weeks of short daily practice, adding a few ayat each day and reviewing the ones already learned.

Is Surah Ad-Duhaa Makki or Madani?

Surah Ad-Duhaa is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 93 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Last reviewed: · Sources & Method

Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.