Quran

Surah Adh-Dhariyat, The Winnowing Winds.

All 60 ayat of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (also written Al-Dhariyat or Surah Dhariyat) in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah. It is in juz 26 and 27 (para 26 and 27).

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

51:1

وَٱلذَّٰرِيَٰتِ ذَرْوًۭا ﴿١﴾

Waz-zaariyaati zarwaa

51:2

فَٱلْحَٰمِلَٰتِ وِقْرًۭا ﴿٢﴾

Falhaamilaati wiqraa

51:3

فَٱلْجَٰرِيَٰتِ يُسْرًۭا ﴿٣﴾

Faljaariyaati yusraa

51:4

فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَٰتِ أَمْرًا ﴿٤﴾

Falmuqassimaati amraa

51:5

إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌۭ ﴿٥﴾

Innamaa too'adoona la-saadiq

51:6

وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌۭ ﴿٦﴾

Wa innad deena la waaqi'

51:7

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ ﴿٧﴾

Wassamaaa'i zaatil hubuk

51:8

إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍۢ مُّخْتَلِفٍۢ ﴿٨﴾

Innakum lafee qawlim mukhtalif

51:9

يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ ﴿٩﴾

Yu'faku 'anhu man ufik

51:10

قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ ﴿١٠﴾

Qutilal kharraasoon

51:11

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍۢ سَاهُونَ ﴿١١﴾

Allazeena hum fee ghamratin saahoon

51:12

يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿١٢﴾

Yas'aloona ayyaana yawmud Deen

51:13

يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ ﴿١٣﴾

Yawma hum 'alan naari yuftanoon

51:14

ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ﴿١٤﴾

Zooqoo fitnatakum haa zal lazee kuntum bihee tas ta'jiloon

51:15

إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ ﴿١٥﴾

Innal muttaqeena fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon

51:16

ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٦﴾

Aakhizeena maaa aataahum Rabbuhum; innahum kaanoo qabla zaalika muhsineen

51:17

كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ ﴿١٧﴾

kaanoo qaleelam minal laili maa yahja'oon

51:18

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ﴿١٨﴾

Wa bilashaari hum yastaghfiroon

51:19

وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّۭ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ ﴿١٩﴾

Wa feee amwaalihim haqqul lissaaa'ili walmahroom

51:20

وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَٰتٌۭ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ ﴿٢٠﴾

Wa fil ardi aayaatul lilmooqineen

51:21

وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿٢١﴾

Wa feee anfusikum; afalaa tubsiroon

51:22

وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾

Wa fissamaaa'i rizqukum wa maa too'adoon

51:23

فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّۭ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Fawa Rabbis samaaa'i wal ardi innahoo lahaqqum misla maa annakum tantiqoon

51:24

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ ﴿٢٤﴾

Hal ataaka hadeesu daifi Ibraaheemal mukrameen

51:25

إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا ۖ قَالَ سَلَٰمٌۭ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ ﴿٢٥﴾

Iz dakhaloo 'alaihi faqaaloo salaaman qaala salaamun qawmum munkaroon

51:26

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍۢ سَمِينٍۢ ﴿٢٦﴾

Faraagha ilaaa ahlihee fajaaa'a bi'ijlin sameen

51:27

فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾

Faqarrabahooo ilaihim qaala alaa taakuloon

51:28

فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةًۭ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ ﴿٢٨﴾

Fa awjasa minhm khee fatan qaaloo laa takhaf wa bashsharoohu bighulaamin 'aleem

51:29

فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍۢ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌۭ ﴿٢٩﴾

Fa aqbalatim ra-atuhoo fee sarratin fasakkat wajhahaa wa qaalat 'ajoozun 'aqeem

51:30

قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿٣٠﴾

Qaaloo kazaaliki qaala Rabbuki innahoo huwal hakeemul 'aleem

51:31

۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴿٣١﴾

Qaala famaa khatbukum ayyuhal mursaloon

51:32

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ ﴿٣٢﴾

Qaalooo innaaa ursilnaaa ilaa qawmim mujrimeen

51:33

لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةًۭ مِّن طِينٍۢ ﴿٣٣﴾

Linursila 'alaihim hijaa ratam min teen

51:34

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿٣٤﴾

Musawwamatan 'inda rabbika lilmusrifeen

51:35

فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٣٥﴾

Fa akhrajnaa man kaana feehaa minal mu'mineen

51:36

فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿٣٦﴾

Famaa wajadnaa feehaa ghaira baitim minal muslimeen

51:37

وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Wa taraknaa feehaaa aayatal lillazeena yakhaafoonal 'azaabal aleem

51:38

وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ﴿٣٨﴾

Wa fee Moosaaa iz arsalnaahu ilaa Fir'wna bisultaa nim mubeen

51:39

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌۭ ﴿٣٩﴾

Fatawalla biruknihee wa qaala saahirun aw majnoon

51:40

فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ ﴿٤٠﴾

Fa akhaznaahu wa junoo dahoo fanabaznaahum fil yammi wa huwa muleem

51:41

وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ ﴿٤١﴾

Wa fee 'Aadin iz arsalnaa 'alaihimur reehal'aqeem

51:42

مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ ﴿٤٢﴾

Maa tazaru min shai'in atat 'alaihi illaa ja'alat hu karrameem

51:43

وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ ﴿٤٣﴾

Wa fee Samooda iz qeela lahum tamatta''oo hattaa heen

51:44

فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿٤٤﴾

Fa'ataw 'an amri Rabbihim fa akhazal humus saa'iqatu wa hum yanzuroon

51:45

فَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍۢ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾

Famas tataa'oo min qiyaaminw wa maa kaanoo muntasireen

51:46

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ ﴿٤٦﴾

Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaano qawman faasiqeen

51:47

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍۢ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

Wassamaaa'a banainaa haa bi aydinw wa innaa lamoosi'oon

51:48

وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَٰهِدُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

Wal arda farashnaahaa fani'mal maahidoon

51:49

وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٤٩﴾

Wa min kulli shai'in khalaqnaa zawjaini la'allakum tazakkaroon

51:50

فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ﴿٥٠﴾

Fafirrooo ilal laahi innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen

51:51

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ﴿٥١﴾

Wa laa taj'aloo ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara innee lakum minhu nazeerum mubeen

51:52

كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ ﴿٥٢﴾

Kazaalika maaa atal lazeena min qablihim mir Rasoolin illaa qaaloo saahirun aw majnoon

51:53

أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌۭ طَاغُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾

Atawaasaw bih; bal hum qawmun taaghoon

51:54

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍۢ ﴿٥٤﴾

Fatawalla 'anhum famaaa anta bimaloom

51:55

وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٥٥﴾

Wa zakkir fa innaz zikraa tanfa'ul mu'mineen

51:56

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ﴿٥٦﴾

Wa maa khalaqtul jinna wal insa illaa liya'budoon

51:57

مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍۢ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ ﴿٥٧﴾

Maaa ureedu minhum mir rizqinw wa maaa ureedu anyyut'imoon

51:58

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ ﴿٥٨﴾

Innal laaha Huwar Razzaaqu Zul Quwwatil Mateen

51:59

فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًۭا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ﴿٥٩﴾

Fa inna lillazeena zalamoo zanoobam misla zanoobi ashaabihim falaa yasta'jiloon

51:60

فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ﴿٦٠﴾

Fawailul lillazeena kafaroo miny yawmihimul lazee yoo'adoon

Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.

About this surah

About Surah Adh-Dhariyat, at a glance.

Surah number
51 of 114
Ayat
60
Revealed in
Makkah (Meccan)
Juz (para)
Juz 26 and 27 (para 26 and 27)
Juz ranges
Juz 26: ayat 1 to 30; Juz 27: ayat 31 to 60
Rukus
3
Mushaf pages
520 to 523 (Madinah mushaf)

Surah Adh-Dhariyat (سُورَةُ الذَّارِيَاتِ), "The Winnowing Winds", is surah 51 of the Quran. It has 60 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 26 and 27 (para 26 and 27), with ayat 1 to 30 in juz 26 and 31 to 60 in juz 27, and covers pages 520 to 523 of the standard Madinah mushaf.

Virtues and benefits of Surah Adh-Dhariyat

We have not found an authentic hadith that names a particular virtue for Surah Adh-Dhariyat. Its reward is the reward of reciting the Quran itself: the Prophet ﷺ said that every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Reports you may see that promise specific rewards for this surah should be checked for their grading before they are shared.

Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910: every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Graded hasan sahih.

Questions

Good to know.

How many ayat are in Surah Adh-Dhariyat?

Surah Adh-Dhariyat has 60 ayat.

Is Surah Adh-Dhariyat Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What does Adh-Dhariyat mean?

Adh-Dhariyat means "The Winnowing Winds".

Which juz (para) is Surah Adh-Dhariyat in?

Surah Adh-Dhariyat is in juz 26 and 27 (para 26 and 27): ayat 1 to 30 in juz 26 and 31 to 60 in juz 27.