The 11 verses of Al-Adiyat
- Surah
- 100
- Verses
- 11
- Revealed in
- Makkah
- Meaning
- The Running Horses
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1
وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا
wal-ʿādiyāti ḍabḥan
By the racers, panting,
Word by word
- وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِwal-ʿādiyātiBy the racers
- ضَبْحًۭاḍabḥanpanting
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2
فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا
fal-mūriyāti qadḥan
And the producers of sparks [when] striking
Word by word
- فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِfal-mūriyātiAnd the producers of sparks
- قَدْحًۭاqadḥanstriking
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3
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا
fal-mughīrāti ṣub'ḥan
And the chargers at dawn,
Word by word
- فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِfal-mughīrātiAnd the chargers
- صُبْحًۭاṣub'ḥan(at) dawn
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4
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا
fa-atharna bihi naqʿan
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
Word by word
- فَأَثَرْنَfa-atharnaThen raise
- بِهِۦbihithereby
- نَقْعًۭاnaqʿandust
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5
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا
fawasaṭna bihi jamʿan
Arriving thereby in the center collectively,
Word by word
- فَوَسَطْنَfawasaṭnaThen penetrate (in the) center
- بِهِۦbihithereby
- جَمْعًاjamʿancollectively
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6
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ
inna l-insāna lirabbihi lakanūdun
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
Word by word
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānamankind
- لِرَبِّهِۦlirabbihito his Lord
- لَكَنُودٌۭlakanūdun(is) surely ungrateful
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7
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ
wa-innahu ʿalā dhālika lashahīdun
And indeed, he is to that a witness.
Word by word
- وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuAnd indeed, he
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
- لَشَهِيدٌۭlashahīdunsurely (is) a witness
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8
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
wa-innahu liḥubbi l-khayri lashadīdun
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
Word by word
- وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuAnd indeed he
- لِحُبِّliḥubbiin (the) love
- ٱلْخَيْرِl-khayri(of) wealth
- لَشَدِيدٌlashadīdun(is) surely intense
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9
۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ
afalā yaʿlamu idhā buʿ'thira mā fī l-qubūri
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
Word by word
- ۞ أَفَلَاafalāBut does not
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuhe know
- إِذَاidhāwhen
- بُعْثِرَbuʿ'thirawill be scattered
- مَاmāwhat
- فِىfī(is) in
- ٱلْقُبُورِl-qubūrithe graves
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10
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
waḥuṣṣila mā fī l-ṣudūri
And that within the breasts is obtained,
Word by word
- وَحُصِّلَwaḥuṣṣilaAnd is made apparent
- مَاmāwhat
- فِىfī(is) in
- ٱلصُّدُورِl-ṣudūrithe breasts
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11
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ
inna rabbahum bihim yawma-idhin lakhabīrun
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.
Word by word
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- رَبَّهُمrabbahumtheir Lord
- بِهِمْbihimabout them
- يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
- لَّخَبِيرٌۢlakhabīrun(is) surely All-Aware
Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.
What Al-Adiyat teaches
Fast horses
Allah swears by horses running, striking sparks and charging at dawn (verses 1 to 5).
Be grateful
People can be ungrateful to their Lord (verse 6).
Allah knows our hearts
Allah is fully aware of what is in the hearts (verses 10 and 11).
Learning Al-Adiyat with your child
Gallop along
The opening verses have a galloping rhythm; children enjoy saying them with energy.
Thank-you habit
After verse 6, say three things you are grateful for.
Two parts
Learn verses 1–5, then 6–11.
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