By the snorting courses,
Surah 100 · 11 Ayahs
Al-'Adiyat
Surah Al-'Adiyat (“The Chargers”) is a Meccan surah of 11 ayahs.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
- وَالْعَادِيَاتِ ضَبْحًا١
- فَالْمُورِيَاتِ قَدْحًا٢
Striking sparks of fire
- فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبْحًا٣
And scouring to the raid at dawn,
- فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا٤
Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,
- فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا٥
Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe),
- إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ٦
Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord
- وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ٧
And lo! he is a witness unto that;
- وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ٨
And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.
- ۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِي الْقُبُورِ٩
Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
- وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي الصُّدُورِ١٠
And the secrets of the breasts are made known,
- إِنَّ رَبَّهُمْ بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَخَبِيرٌ١١
On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.