وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا
By the racers, panting,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا
By the racers, panting,
فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا
And the producers of sparks [when] striking
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا
And the chargers at dawn,
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا
Arriving thereby in the center collectively,
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ
And indeed, he is to that a witness.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
And that within the breasts is obtained,
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ
Indeed, their Lord with them, that Day, is [fully] Aware.
Al-'Adiyat swears by the war horses charging at dawn, striking sparks and raising dust, to expose a hidden truth: man is ungrateful to his Lord — and he himself is a witness to it — and intense in his love of wealth. Does he not know that when graves are overturned, what is within breasts is made apparent?
Al-'Adiyat (العاديات) means "The Courser" in English. It is chapter 100 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-'Adiyat has 11 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 599 to 600 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-'Adiyat is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.
Al-'Adiyat swears by the war horses charging at dawn, striking sparks and raising dust, to expose a hidden truth: man is ungrateful to his Lord — and he himself is a witness to it — and intense in his love of wealth. Does he not know that when graves are overturned, what is within breasts is made apparent?