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Surah 100
Surah Al-Aadiyaat
العَادِيَاتِ
سورۃ العَادِيَاتِ
The Chargers11 ayahsMecca
Surah 100
Al-'Adiyat
The Courser • Mecca • 11 ayahs
العَادِيَاتِ
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Ayah 100:1
وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا١
English translation
By the racers, panting,1
2
Ayah 100:2
فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا٢
English translation
And the producers of sparks [when] striking1
3
Ayah 100:3
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا٣
English translation
And the chargers at dawn,1
4
Ayah 100:4
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا٤
English translation
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
5
Ayah 100:5
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا٥
English translation
Arriving thereby in the center1 collectively,
6
Ayah 100:6
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ٦
English translation
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
7
Ayah 100:7
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ٧
English translation
And indeed, he is to that a witness.1
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Ayah 100:8
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ٨
English translation
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
9
Ayah 100:9
۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ٩
English translation
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
10
Ayah 100:10
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ١٠
English translation
And that within the breasts is obtained,1
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Ayah 100:11
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ١١
English translation
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.1
About سورۃ العاديات — Surah Al-Aadiyaat
Surah Al-Aadiyaat (The Chargers) is chapter 100 of the Quran and contains 11 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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