Surah Al-'Adiyat — Part 1

1. سُورَةُ العاديات

The surah uses the image of charging horses to warn that people can become ungrateful and deeply attached to wealth.

It is a Makki surah with 11 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا ﴿١﴾

By the racers, panting,

• وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا ﴿١﴾

3. فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا ﴿٢﴾

And the producers of sparks [when] striking

• فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا ﴿٢﴾

4. فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا ﴿٣﴾

And the chargers at dawn,

• فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا ﴿٣﴾

5. فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا ﴿٤﴾

Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

• فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا ﴿٤﴾

6. فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا ﴿٥﴾

Arriving thereby in the center 1 collectively,

• فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا ﴿٥﴾

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 1–5 of Surah Al-'Adiyat.