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Surah Adiyat — The Courser

Chapter 100 of the Quran · 11 verses · Meccan · Arabic name العاديات

Also spelled Surah Al Adiyat.

Surah Al-'Adiyat at a glance

How many verses does Surah Al-'Adiyat have?
Surah Al-'Adiyat has 11 verses (ayat).
Which juz is Surah Al-'Adiyat in?
Juz 30, also called Para 30. Read Juz 30.
Was Surah Al-'Adiyat revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
It was revealed in Makkah, so it is a Meccan (Makki) surah.
What does Al-'Adiyat mean?
Al-'Adiyat means “The Courser”. In Arabic it is written العاديات.
Where is Surah Al-'Adiyat in the Quran?
It is chapter 100 of 114. Pages 599–600 of the standard 604-page mushaf.

وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا 100:1

WalAAadiyati dabha

By the snorting courses,

فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا 100:2

Falmooriyati qadha

Striking sparks of fire

فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا 100:3

Falmugheerati subha

And scouring to the raid at dawn,

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا 100:4

Faatharna bihi naqAAa

Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا 100:5

Fawasatna bihi jamAAa

Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe),

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ 100:6

Inna al-insana lirabbihi lakanood

Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord

وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ 100:7

Wa-innahu AAala thalikalashaheed

And lo! he is a witness unto that;

وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ 100:8

Wa-innahu lihubbi alkhayri lashadeed

And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.

۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ 100:9

Afala yaAAlamu itha buAAthira mafee alquboor

Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ 100:10

Wahussila ma fee assudoor

And the secrets of the breasts are made known,

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ 100:11

Inna rabbahum bihim yawma-ithinlakhabeer

On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Transliteration is a mechanical romanisation. Arabic in the Uthmani script.