Surah Al 'Adiyat

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. وَالْعٰدِيٰتِ ضَبْحًاۙ

   Wal-‘ādiyāti ḍabḥā(n).

   ’ By the galloping, panting horses,

2. فَالْمُوْرِيٰتِ قَدْحًاۙ

   Fal-mūriyāti qadḥā(n).

   striking sparks of fire ˹with their hoofs˺,

3. فَالْمُغِيْرٰتِ صُبْحًاۙ

   Fal-mugīrāti ṣubḥā(n).

   launching raids at dawn,

4. فَاَثَرْنَ بِهٖ نَقْعًاۙ

   Fa'aṡarna bihī naq‘ā(n).

   stirring up ˹clouds of˺ dust,

5. فَوَسَطْنَ بِهٖ جَمْعًاۙ

   Fawasaṭna bihī jam‘ā(n).

   and penetrating into the heart of enemy lines!

6. اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لِرَبِّهٖ لَكَنُوْدٌ ۚ

   Innal-insāna lirabbihī lakanūd(un).

   Surely humankind is ungrateful to their Lord—

7. وَاِنَّهٗ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ لَشَهِيْدٌۚ

   Wa innahū ‘alā żālika lasyahīd(un).

   and they certainly attest to this—

8. وَاِنَّهٗ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيْدٌ ۗ

   Wa innahū liḥubbil-khairi lasyadīd(un).

   and they are truly extreme in their love of ˹worldly˺ gains.

9. ۞ اَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ اِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى الْقُبُوْرِۙ

   Afalā ya‘lamu iżā bu‘ṡira mā fil-qubūr(i).

   Do they not know that when the contents of the graves will be spilled out,

10. وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى الصُّدُوْرِۙ

    Wa ḥuṣṣila mā fiṣ-ṣudūr(i).

    and the secrets of the hearts will be laid bare—

11. اِنَّ رَبَّهُمْ بِهِمْ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ لَّخَبِيْرٌ ࣖ

    Inna rabbahum bihim yauma'iżil lakhabīr(un).

    surely their Lord is All-Aware of them on that Day.