AL 'AADIYAAT — Ayat 1

Tafsir Ibnu Katsir

وَالْعَـدِيَـتِ ضَبْحاً - فَالمُورِيَـتِ قَدْحاً - فَالْمُغِيرَتِ صُبْحاً - فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعاً - فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعاً - إِنَّ الإِنسَـنَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ - وَإِنَّهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ - وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ - أَفَلاَ يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى الْقُبُورِ - وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى الصُّدُورِ - إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ

1. By the `Adiyat (steeds), snorting. 2. Striking sparks of fire. 3. And scouring to the raid at dawn. 4. And raise the dust in clouds the while. 5. And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst. 6. Verily, man is ungrateful to his Lord. 7. And to that He bears witness. 8. And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth. 9. Knows he not that when the contents of the graves are poured forth 10. And that which is in the breasts shall be made known 11. Verily, that Day their Lord will be Well-Acquainted with them. Allah swears by the horses when they are made to gallop into battle in His path (i.e., Jihad), and thus they run and pant, which is the sound that is heard from the horse when it runs.