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