Surah Al-Adiyat - English Translation by N J Dawood
وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبۡحٗا
BY THE snorting war steeds
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 1
فَٱلۡمُورِيَٰتِ قَدۡحٗا
which strike fire with their hoofs
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 2
فَٱلۡمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبۡحٗا
as they gallop to the raid at morn
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 3
فَأَثَرۡنَ بِهِۦ نَقۡعٗا
and with a trail of dust
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 4
فَوَسَطۡنَ بِهِۦ جَمۡعًا
cleave a massed army
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 5
إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٞ
Man is ungrateful to his Lord
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 6
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٞ
To this he himself shall bear witness
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 7
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلۡخَيۡرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
He loves riches with all his heart
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 8
۞أَفَلَا يَعۡلَمُ إِذَا بُعۡثِرَ مَا فِي ٱلۡقُبُورِ
But is he not aware that when the dead are thrown out from their graves
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 9
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي ٱلصُّدُورِ
and their once hidden thoughts are laid bare
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 10
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّخَبِيرُۢ
their Lord will on that day have full knowledge of them all
Surah Al-Adiyat, Verse 11