Surah 100

Al-ʿĀdiyāt

العاديات

11 verses · Meccan

Key structural observations
  • The surah is structured around a pivot from the horizontal race to the vertical unveiling: motion, impact, and dust below are suddenly reread in light of what is exposed above.
  • Its governing image is the dust as signature: what looks like cover is actually a trace that betrays the direction of the run.
  • The surah's movement returns outward velocity to inward truth: what the human stirs up in the race is finally brought back to the heart and its Lord.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

وَالْعَادِيَاتِ ضَبْحًا

2

فَالْمُورِيَاتِ قَدْحًا

3

فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبْحًا

4

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا

5

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا

6

إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ

7

وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

8

وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

9

۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِي الْقُبُورِ

10

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي الصُّدُورِ

11

إِنَّ رَبَّهُمْ بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَخَبِيرٌ