Surah Al-‘Adiyat (100)

Surah Al-‘Adiyat

The Galloping ˹Horses˺ • Surah 100 • 11 verses

Introduction

This Meccan chapter stresses the fact that people will be accountable on Judgment Day for their ingratitude to their Lord. The scene of the people emerging from their graves (verse 9) is elaborated upon in the next chapter.

1
 

وَٱلْعَـٰدِيَـٰتِ ضَبْحًا

By the galloping, panting horses,

2
 

فَٱلْمُورِيَـٰتِ قَدْحًا

striking sparks of fire ˹with their hoofs˺,

3
 

فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًا

launching raids at dawn,

4
 

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًا

stirring up ˹clouds of˺ dust,

5
 

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا

and penetrating into the heart of enemy lines!

6
 

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ

Surely humankind is ungrateful to their Lord—

7
 

وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

and they certainly attest to this—

8
 

وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

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

9
 

۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

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

10
 

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ

and the secrets of the hearts will be laid bare—

11
 

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌۢ

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