100th surah of the Quran

Surah Al-'Adiyat

The Chargers

Meccan 11 verses Juz 30
Al-'Adiyat

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًۭا ﴿١﴾

By the snorting courses,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَٱلْمُورِيَٰتِ قَدْحًۭا ﴿٢﴾

Striking sparks of fire

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًۭا ﴿٣﴾

And scouring to the raid at dawn,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًۭا ﴿٤﴾

Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا ﴿٥﴾

Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe),

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌۭ ﴿٦﴾

Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌۭ ﴿٧﴾

And lo! he is a witness unto that;

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿٨﴾

And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ ﴿٩﴾

Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ ﴿١٠﴾

And the secrets of the breasts are made known,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ ﴿١١﴾

On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

Al-'Adiyat Verse 1 of 11

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Al-'Adiyat

Surah Al-'Adiyat (العاديات) is the 100th surah of the Quran. It has 11 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, العاديات, is commonly translated as “The Chargers”.

Questions about Surah Al-'Adiyat

How many verses are in Surah Al-'Adiyat?

Surah Al-'Adiyat (العاديات) has 11 verses. It is the 100th surah of the Quran, after Surah Az-Zalzalah and before Surah Al-Qari'ah, and it is found in Juz 30.

Is Surah Al-'Adiyat Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 14 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Al-'Adiyat mean?

العاديات is commonly translated as “The Chargers”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Al-'Adiyat in?

Surah Al-'Adiyat is in Juz' 30.

Where can I listen to Surah Al-'Adiyat?

Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.

Can I read Surah Al-'Adiyat with a translation and tafsir?

Yes. This page shows the Arabic text of Surah Al-'Adiyat in the Uthmani script with a translation under each verse. You can switch between verse by verse, the whole surah, and mushaf pages, and save the surah as a PDF.