سُورَةُ العَادِيَاتِ
Surah Al-'Adiyat (The Chargers) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-'Adiyat is the 100th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Chargers”. It has 11 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 100 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | العاديات |
| English meaning | The Chargers |
| Number of ayahs | 11 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 14 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 599–600 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
Read Surah Al-'Adiyat in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًۭا ﴿١﴾
Wal'aadi yaati dabha
By the snorting courses,
فَٱلْمُورِيَٰتِ قَدْحًۭا ﴿٢﴾
Fal moori yaati qadha
Striking sparks of fire
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًۭا ﴿٣﴾
Fal mugheeraati subha
And scouring to the raid at dawn,
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًۭا ﴿٤﴾
Fa atharna bihee naq'a
Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا ﴿٥﴾
Fawa satna bihee jam'a
Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe),
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌۭ ﴿٦﴾
Innal-insana lirabbihee lakanood
Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌۭ ﴿٧﴾
Wa innahu 'alaa zaalika la shaheed
And lo! he is a witness unto that;
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿٨﴾
Wa innahu lihubbil khairi la shadeed
And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.
۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ ﴿٩﴾
Afala ya'lamu iza b'uthira ma filquboor
Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ ﴿١٠﴾
Wa hussila maa fis sudoor
And the secrets of the breasts are made known,
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ ﴿١١﴾
Inna rabbahum bihim yauma 'izil la khabeer
On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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