Al-'Adiyat

The Courser

Surah 100 · Meccan · 11 ayahs

العاديات

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبۡحٗا ١

    Wal-ʿādiyāti ḍabḥā.

    By the racers, panting,1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. i.e., the horses bearing riders as they race to attack the enemy.
  2. فَٱلۡمُورِيَٰتِ قَدۡحٗا ٢

    Fal-mūriyāti qadḥā.

    And the producers of sparks [when] striking1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Their hoofs while galloping over rocky terrain.
  3. فَٱلۡمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبۡحٗا ٣

    Fal-mughīrāti ṣubḥā.

    And the chargers at dawn,1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. While the enemy is unaware.
  4. فَأَثَرۡنَ بِهِۦ نَقۡعٗا ٤

    Fa atharna bihī naqʿā.

    Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

  5. فَوَسَطۡنَ بِهِۦ جَمۡعًا ٥

    Fawasaṭna bihī jamʿā.

    Arriving thereby in the center1 collectively,

    Footnotes (1)
    1. i.e., penetrating into the enemy ranks during a surprise attack.
  6. إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٞ ٦

    Innal-insāna lirabbihī lakanūd.

    Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.

  7. وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٞ ٧

    Wa innahū ʿalā dhālika lashahīd.

    And indeed, he is to that a witness.1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Through his speech and his actions.
  8. وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلۡخَيۡرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ٨

    Wa innahū liḥubbil-khayri lashadīd.

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

  9. ۞ أَفَلَا يَعۡلَمُ إِذَا بُعۡثِرَ مَا فِي ٱلۡقُبُورِ ٩

    Afalā yaʿlamu idhā buʿthira mā fil-qubūr.

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

  10. وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي ٱلصُّدُورِ ١٠

    Wa ḥuṣṣila mā fiṣ-ṣudūr.

    And that within the breasts is obtained,1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. i.e., when all secrets are made known.
  11. إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّخَبِيرُۢ ١١

    Inna rabbahum bihim yawmaʾidhil lakhabīr.

    Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Fully acquainted and familiar with everything about each one of them.