In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the snorting courses,
By the racers, panting,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والعاديات ضبحا
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the (steeds) that run, with panting.
Chapter 100, 11 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the snorting courses,
By the racers, panting,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والعاديات ضبحا
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the (steeds) that run, with panting.
Striking sparks of fire
And the producers of sparks [when] striking
فالموريات قدحا
Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves).
And scouring to the raid at dawn,
And the chargers at dawn,
فالمغيرات صبحا
And scouring to the raid at dawn.
Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
فأثرن به نقعا
And raise the dust in clouds the while.
Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe),
Arriving thereby in the center collectively,
فوسطن به جمعا
And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the foe).
Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
إن الإنسان لربه لكنود
Verily, man () is ungrateful to his Lord.
And lo! he is a witness unto that;
And indeed, he is to that a witness.
وإنه على ذلك لشهيد
And to that he bears witness (by his deeds).
And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
وإنه لحب الخير لشديد
And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth.
Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
۞ أفلا يعلم إذا بعثر ما في القبور
Knows he not that when the contents of the graves are poured forth (all mankind is resurrected)?
And the secrets of the breasts are made known,
And that within the breasts is obtained,
وحصل ما في الصدور
And that which is in the breasts (of men) is made known?
On that day will their Lord be perfectly concerning them.
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Acquainted.
إن ربهم بهم يومئذ لخبير
Verily, that Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) their Lord will be Well-Acquainted with them (as to their deeds and will reward them for their deeds).