I swear by the runners breathing pantingly,
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
I swear by the runners breathing pantingly,
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.
Then those that produce fire striking,
And the producers of sparks [when] striking
فالموريات قدحا
Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves).
Then those that make raids at morn,
And the chargers at dawn,
فالمغيرات صبحا
And scouring to the raid at dawn.
Then thereby raise dust,
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
فأثرن به نقعا
And raise the dust in clouds the while.
Then rush thereby upon an assembly:
Arriving thereby in the center collectively,
فوسطن به جمعا
And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the foe).
Most surely man is ungrateful to his Lord.
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
إن الإنسان لربه لكنود
Verily, man () is ungrateful to his Lord.
And most surely he is a witness of that.
And indeed, he is to that a witness.
وإنه على ذلك لشهيد
And to that he bears witness (by his deeds).
And most surely he is tenacious in the love of wealth.
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
وإنه لحب الخير لشديد
And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth.
Does he not then know when what is in the graves is raised,
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 what is in the breasts is made apparent?
And that within the breasts is obtained,
وحصل ما في الصدور
And that which is in the breasts (of men) is made known?
Most surely their Lord that day shall be fully aware of 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).