Surah Al-Aadiyaat word by word

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Al-Aadiyaat (العاديات) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 11 verses, 40 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 40 words to discover, Surah Al-Aadiyaat becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

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Verse 9
Verse 10
Verse 11
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Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 2 words

وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًۭا

By the racers, panting,

وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ wal-ʿādiyāti By the racers

ضَبْحًۭا ḍabḥan panting

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 2 words

فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًۭا

And the producers of sparks [when] striking

فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ fal-mūriyāti And the producers of sparks

قَدْحًۭا qadḥan striking

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 2 words

فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًۭا

And the chargers at dawn,

فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ fal-mughīrāti And the chargers

صُبْحًۭا ṣub'ḥan (at) dawn

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 3 words

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًۭا

Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

فَأَثَرْنَ fa-atharna Then raise

بِهِۦ bihi thereby

نَقْعًۭا naqʿan dust

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 3 words

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا

Arriving thereby in the center collectively,

فَوَسَطْنَ fawasaṭna Then penetrate (in the) center

بِهِۦ bihi thereby

جَمْعًا jamʿan collectively

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 4 words

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌۭ

Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

إِنَّ inna Indeed

ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ l-insāna mankind

لِرَبِّهِۦ lirabbihi to his Lord

لَكَنُودٌۭ lakanūdun (is) surely ungrateful

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 4 words

وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌۭ

And indeed, he is to that a witness.

وَإِنَّهُۥ wa-innahu And indeed, he

عَلَىٰ ʿalā on

ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that

لَشَهِيدٌۭ lashahīdun surely (is) a witness

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 4 words

وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.

وَإِنَّهُۥ wa-innahu And indeed he

لِحُبِّ liḥubbi in (the) love

ٱلْخَيْرِ l-khayri (of) wealth

لَشَدِيدٌ lashadīdun (is) surely intense

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 7 words

۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered

۞ أَفَلَا afalā But does not

يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu he know

إِذَا idhā when

بُعْثِرَ buʿ'thira will be scattered

مَا mā what

فِى fī (is) in

ٱلْقُبُورِ l-qubūri the graves

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 4 words

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ

And that within the breasts is obtained,

وَحُصِّلَ waḥuṣṣila And is made apparent

مَا mā what

فِى fī (is) in

ٱلصُّدُورِ l-ṣudūri the breasts

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Aadiyaat: 5 words

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ

Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Acquainted.