وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًۭا
By the racers, panting,
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11 ayahs. Madinah Mushaf (KFGQPC) and Sahih International translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
فَٱلْمُورِيَٰتِ قَدْحًۭا
And the producers of sparks [when] striking
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًۭا
And the chargers at dawn,
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًۭا
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا
Arriving thereby in the center collectively,
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌۭ
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌۭ
And indeed, he is to that a witness.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
And that within the breasts is obtained,
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Acquainted.
About Surah Al-Adiyat
What is Surah Al-Adiyat about?
Surah Al-Adiyat is a Meccan chapter of 11 ayahs. It swears by the charging horses striking sparks and raising dust at dawn that humanity is ungrateful to its Lord and fierce in love of wealth, and warns of the moment when what is in the graves is emptied and hearts are made known.
How long does Surah Al-Adiyat take to recite?
Recordings of Surah Al-Adiyat on JUZZ run from about 0.6 minutes with Saood Ash-Shuraym to about 2.2 minutes with Al-Husary, Mujawwad, based on 48 timed recordings in the catalogue. With 11 ayahs, murattal styles sit at the shorter end and mujawwad or teaching recitations run slower; the player speed setting changes the time too.
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Al-Adiyat?
Surah Al-Adiyat has 11 ayahs.
Is Surah Al-Adiyat Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Adiyat is a Meccan surah.
Which juz is Surah Al-Adiyat in?
Surah Al-Adiyat lies entirely within Juz 30.
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Arabic text: KFGQPC QCF V2 via Quran.com and Uthmani script via AlQuran.Cloud. Translation: Sahih International. Audio: MP3Quran full-surah recordings and EveryAyah. Timing: MP3Quran's official timing API, with Tarteel Whisper for the rest. Hadith references above cite their collection and grading. See Sources & accuracy.
Last updated: 1 September 2026