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Surahs 100

Al-'Adiyat

The Courser · Makki · 11 ayahs

Translation by Sahih International

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  1. 1

    وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا

    WalʻAadiyati ḍabḥaa,

    By the racers, panting,

  2. 2

    فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا

    Fal-mooriyaati q̣adḥaa,

    And the producers of sparks [when] striking

  3. 3

    فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا

    Fal-mug̣eeraati ṣubḥaa,

    And the chargers at dawn,

  4. 4

    فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا

    Faʹas̤arna bihee naq̣ʻaa,

    Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

  5. 5

    فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا

    Fawasaṭna bihee jamʻaa,

    Arriving thereby in the center collectively,

  6. 6

    إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ

    ʹInnal ʹIñsaana li-Rabbihee lakanood;

    Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

  7. 7

    وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

    Wa-ʹinnahoo ʻalaa ẓaalika lashaheed;

    And indeed, he is to that a witness.

  8. 8

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

    Wa-ʹinnahoo liḥubbil khayri lashadeed.

    And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.

  9. 9

    ۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

    ʹAfalaa yaʻlamu ʹiẓaa buʻs̤ira maa- fil q̣uboor,

    But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered

  10. 10

    وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ

    Waḥuṣṣila maa- fiṣ ṣudoor:

    And that within the breasts is obtained,

  11. 11

    إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ

    ʹInna Rabbahum̃ bihim Yawmaʹiẓil la-Khabeer?

    Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.