Al Adiyat

1 By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath),

1 By the racers, panting,

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

2 And strike sparks of fire,

2 And the producers of sparks [when] striking

2 Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves).

3 And push home the charge in the morning,

3 And the chargers at dawn,

3 And scouring to the raid at dawn.

4 And raise the dust in clouds the while,

4 Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

4 And raise the dust in clouds the while.

5 And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse; -

5 Arriving thereby in the center collectively,

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

6 Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful;

6 Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

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

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

7 And indeed, he is to that a witness.

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

8 And violent is he in his love of wealth.

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

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

9 Does he not know, - when that which is in the graves is scattered abroad

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

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

10 And that which is (locked up) in (human) breasts is made manifest -

10 And that within the breasts is obtained,

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

11 That their Lord had been Well - acquainted with them, (even to) that Day?

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

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).