Al-'Adiyat
The Courser
Surah 100 · Meccan · 11 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبۡحٗا ١
Wal-ʿādiyāti ḍabḥā.
By the racers, panting,1
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- i.e., the horses bearing riders as they race to attack the enemy.
فَٱلۡمُورِيَٰتِ قَدۡحٗا ٢
Fal-mūriyāti qadḥā.
And the producers of sparks [when] striking1
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- Their hoofs while galloping over rocky terrain.
فَٱلۡمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبۡحٗا ٣
Fal-mughīrāti ṣubḥā.
And the chargers at dawn,1
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- While the enemy is unaware.
فَأَثَرۡنَ بِهِۦ نَقۡعٗا ٤
Fa atharna bihī naqʿā.
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
فَوَسَطۡنَ بِهِۦ جَمۡعًا ٥
Fawasaṭna bihī jamʿā.
Arriving thereby in the center1 collectively,
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- i.e., penetrating into the enemy ranks during a surprise attack.
إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٞ ٦
Innal-insāna lirabbihī lakanūd.
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٞ ٧
Wa innahū ʿalā dhālika lashahīd.
And indeed, he is to that a witness.1
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- Through his speech and his actions.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلۡخَيۡرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ٨
Wa innahū liḥubbil-khayri lashadīd.
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
۞ 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
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي ٱلصُّدُورِ ١٠
Wa ḥuṣṣila mā fiṣ-ṣudūr.
And that within the breasts is obtained,1
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- i.e., when all secrets are made known.
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّخَبِيرُۢ ١١
Inna rabbahum bihim yawmaʾidhil lakhabīr.
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.1
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- Fully acquainted and familiar with everything about each one of them.