AL A`ADIYAT (THE SPRINTERS)
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 11 verses – 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | وَالْعَادِيَاتِ ضَبْحًا |
| By oath of those that sprint, breathing heavily. (The horses used in Holy War.) | |
| 2 | فَالْمُورِيَاتِ قَدْحًا |
| Striking stones with their hooves, sparking fire. | |
| 3 | فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبْحًا |
| And by oath of those who raid at dawn. | |
| 4 | فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا |
| So thereupon raising dust. | |
| 5 | فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا |
| Then penetrate to the centre of the enemy army. | |
| 6 | إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ |
| Indeed man is very ungrateful towards his Lord. | |
| 7 | وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ |
| And indeed he himself is a witness to it. | |
| 8 | وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ |
| And indeed he loves wealth to the extreme. | |
| 9 | ۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِي الْقُبُورِ |
| So does he not know? When those in the graves are raised, | |
| 10 | وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي الصُّدُورِ |
| And all what lies in the breasts is opened – | |
| 11 | إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ |
| On that day their Lord surely knows all about them! | |