Surah Al-'Adiyat: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا

Transliteration wal-ʿādiyāti ḍabḥan

English By the racers, panting,

1. وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِwal-ʿādiyātiBy the racers
2. ضَبْحًۭاḍabḥanpanting

فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا

Transliteration fal-mūriyāti qadḥan

English And the producers of sparks [when] striking

1. فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِfal-mūriyātiAnd the producers of sparks
2. قَدْحًۭاqadḥanstriking

فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا

Transliteration fal-mughīrāti ṣub'ḥan

English And the chargers at dawn,

1. فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِfal-mughīrātiAnd the chargers
2. صُبْحًۭاṣub'ḥan(at) dawn

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا

Transliteration fa-atharna bihi naqʿan

English Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

1. فَأَثَرْنَfa-atharnaThen raise
2. بِهِۦbihithereby
3. نَقْعًۭاnaqʿandust

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا

Transliteration fawasaṭna bihi jamʿan

English Arriving thereby in the center collectively,

1. فَوَسَطْنَfawasaṭnaThen penetrate (in the) center
2. بِهِۦbihithereby
3. جَمْعًاjamʿancollectively

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ

Transliteration inna l-insāna lirabbihi lakanūdun

English Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَl-insānamankind
3. لِرَبِّهِۦlirabbihito his Lord
4. لَكَنُودٌۭlakanūdun(is) surely ungrateful

وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

Transliteration wa-innahu ʿalā dhālika lashahīdun

English And indeed, he is to that a witness.

1. وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuAnd indeed, he
2. عَلَىٰʿalāon
3. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
4. لَشَهِيدٌۭlashahīdunsurely (is) a witness

وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

Transliteration wa-innahu liḥubbi l-khayri lashadīdun

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

1. وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuAnd indeed he
2. لِحُبِّliḥubbiin (the) love
3. ٱلْخَيْرِl-khayri(of) wealth
4. لَشَدِيدٌlashadīdun(is) surely intense

۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

Transliteration afalā yaʿlamu idhā buʿ'thira mā fī l-qubūri

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

1. ۞ أَفَلَاafalāBut does not
2. يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuhe know
3. إِذَاidhāwhen
4. بُعْثِرَbuʿ'thirawill be scattered
5. مَاmāwhat
6. فِىfī(is) in
7. ٱلْقُبُورِl-qubūrithe graves

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ

Transliteration waḥuṣṣila mā fī l-ṣudūri

English And that within the breasts is obtained,

1. وَحُصِّلَwaḥuṣṣilaAnd is made apparent
2. مَاmāwhat
3. فِىfī(is) in
4. ٱلصُّدُورِl-ṣudūrithe breasts

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ

Transliteration inna rabbahum bihim yawma-idhin lakhabīrun

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

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. رَبَّهُمrabbahumtheir Lord
3. بِهِمْbihimabout them
4. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinthat Day
5. لَّخَبِيرٌۢlakhabīrun(is) surely All-Aware