Surah Al-Adiyat - English Translation by John Medows Rodwell
وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبۡحٗا
By the snorting CHARGERS
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 1
فَٱلۡمُورِيَٰتِ قَدۡحٗا
And those that dash off sparks of fire
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 2
فَٱلۡمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبۡحٗا
And those that scour to the attack at morn
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 3
فَأَثَرۡنَ بِهِۦ نَقۡعٗا
And stir therein the dust aloft
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 4
فَوَسَطۡنَ بِهِۦ جَمۡعًا
And cleave therein their midway through a host
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 5
إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٞ
Truly, Man is to his Lord ungrateful
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 6
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٞ
And of this he is himself a witness
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 7
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلۡخَيۡرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
And truly, he is vehement in the love of this world's good
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 8
۞أَفَلَا يَعۡلَمُ إِذَا بُعۡثِرَ مَا فِي ٱلۡقُبُورِ
Ah! knoweth he not, that when that which is in the graves shall be laid bare
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 9
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي ٱلصُّدُورِ
And that which is in men's breasts shall be brought forth
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 10
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّخَبِيرُۢ
Verily their Lord shall on that day be informed concerning them
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 11