الـعاديات

1 By the racers, panting,

1 I swear by the runners breathing pantingly,

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the (steeds) that run, with panting.

2 And the producers of sparks [when] striking

2 Then those that produce fire striking,

2 Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves).

3 And the chargers at dawn,

3 Then those that make raids at morn,

3 And scouring to the raid at dawn.

4 Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

4 Then thereby raise dust,

4 And raise the dust in clouds the while.

5 Arriving thereby in the center collectively,

5 Then rush thereby upon an assembly:

5 And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the foe).

6 Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

6 Most surely man is ungrateful to his Lord.

6 Verily, man (disbeliever) is ungrateful to his Lord.

7 And indeed, he is to that a witness.

7 And most surely he is a witness of that.

7 And to that he bears witness (by his deeds).

8 And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.

8 And most surely he is tenacious in the love of wealth.

8 And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth.

9 But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered

9 Does he not then know when what is in the graves is raised,

9 Knows he not that when the contents of the graves are poured forth (all mankind is resurrected)?

10 And that within the breasts is obtained,

10 And what is in the breasts is made apparent?

10 And that which is in the breasts (of men) is made known?

11 Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Acquainted.

11 Most surely their Lord that day shall be fully aware of them.

11 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).