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with Ahmed Elemam
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Session 01
سورة الضُّحَى
Surah Ad-Duha — The Morning Brightness
Saturday, March 28, 2026
"By the morning SHINE. By the night as it SETTLES. Your Lord has not abandoned you, nor has He despised you. And indeed the Last is better for you than the First. And your Lord will certainly give you so that you will be well pleased..."
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Session 01 — Surah Ad-Duha

Complete Translation

1
وَالضُّحَىٰ
By the morning SHINE.
2
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ
By the night as it SETTLES.
3
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Your Lord has not abandoned you, nor has He despised you.
4
وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ
And Indeed the Last is better for you than the First.
5
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ
and your Lord will certainly give you so that you will be well pleased.
6
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ
Did He not find you an orphan, so He sheltered you;
7
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ
and found you wandering, so He guided you;
8
وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ
and found you in need, so He enriched you?
9
فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ
So as for the orphan, do not subdue;
10
وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
and as for the asker, do not rebuke;
11
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
and as for the blessing of your Lord, do talk about it.
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Key Word Definitions

From Mufradāt al-Rāghib al-Aṣfahānī — explore the root meanings of each key word in Surah Ad-Duha.

سورة الضُّحَى — Word-by-Word Definitions

12 key words explored with Arabic and English definitions

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الضُّحَى
Al-Duḥā
The spreading of sunlight; morning brightness
Ayah 1
سَجَى
Sajā
The stillness and settling of the night
Ayah 2
وَدَّعَ
Wadda'a
To leave or abandon with turning away
Ayah 3
قَلَى
Qalā
Intense hatred or deep aversion
Ayah 3
الْآخِرَة
Al-Ākhirah
The lasting abode after this world
Ayah 4
رَضِيَ
Raḍiya
Joy of the soul when displeasure departs
Ayah 5
يَتِيم
Yatīm
One who lost their father before maturity
Ayah 6
ضَالّ
Ḍāll
Deviation from the path; lack of knowledge
Ayah 7
عَائِل
'Ā'il
Poverty and neediness
Ayah 8
قَهَر
Qahara
To overpower along with humiliation
Ayah 9
نَهَر
Nahara
To rebuke harshly and with force
Ayah 10
نِعْمَة
Ni'mah
A blessed state that elevates a person
Ayah 11

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