Chapter 51 · 60 verses
Adh-Dhaariyat
The Winnowing Winds
الذاريات
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
51:1
وَٱلذَّٰرِيَـٰتِ ذَرْوًا١
English
By the winds scattering ˹dust˺
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51:2
فَٱلْحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ وِقْرًا٢
English
and ˹the clouds˺ loaded with rain
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51:3
فَٱلْجَـٰرِيَـٰتِ يُسْرًا٣
English
and ˹the ships˺ gliding with ease
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51:4
فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمْرًا٤
English
and ˹the angels˺ administering affairs by ˹Allah’s˺ command!
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51:5
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ٥
English
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
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51:6
وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ٦
English
And the Judgment will certainly come to pass.
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51:7
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ٧
English
˹And˺ by the heavens in their marvellous design!
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51:8
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ٨
English
Surely you are ˹lost˺ in conflicting views ˹regarding the truth˺.
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51:9
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ٩
English
Only those ˹destined to be˺ deluded are turned away from it.
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51:10
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ١٠
English
Condemned are the liars—
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51:11
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ١١
English
those who are ˹steeped˺ in ignorance, totally heedless.
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51:12
يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ١٢
English
They ask ˹mockingly˺, “When is this Day of Judgment?”
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51:13
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ١٣
English
˹It is˺ the Day they will be tormented over the Fire.
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51:14
ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ١٤
English
˹They will be told,˺ “Taste your torment! This is what you sought to hasten.”
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51:15
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ١٥
English
Indeed, the righteous will be amid Gardens and springs
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51:16
ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ١٦
English
˹joyfully˺ receiving what their Lord will grant them. Before this ˹reward˺ they were truly good-doers ˹in the world˺:
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51:17
كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ١٧
English
they used to sleep only little in the night
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51:18
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ١٨
English
and pray for forgiveness before dawn.
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51:19
وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ١٩
English
And in their wealth there was a rightful share ˹fulfilled˺ for the beggar and the poor.
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51:20
وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ٢٠
English
There are ˹countless˺ signs on earth for those with sure faith
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About Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds)
Named "the Scattering Winds," a Meccan sūrah swearing by God’s signs that the promise is true, with the guests of Ibrāhīm and the fate of past nations.
- Chapter
- 51 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 60
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Adh-Dhaariyat about?
Named "the Scattering Winds," a Meccan sūrah swearing by God’s signs that the promise is true, with the guests of Ibrāhīm and the fate of past nations.
How many verses are in Surah Adh-Dhaariyat?
Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds) has 60 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Adh-Dhaariyat Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Adh-Dhaariyat is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Adh-Dhaariyat in the Qurʾān?