1. Wal'aadi yaati dabha
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًۭا
By the racers, panting,
The Chargers
1. Wal'aadi yaati dabha
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبْحًۭا
By the racers, panting,
2. Fal moori yaati qadha
فَٱلْمُورِيَٰتِ قَدْحًۭا
And the producers of sparks [when] striking
3. Fal mugheeraati subha
فَٱلْمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبْحًۭا
And the chargers at dawn,
4. Fa atharna bihee naq'a
فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِۦ نَقْعًۭا
Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,
5. Fawa satna bihee jam'a
فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا
Arriving thereby in the center collectively,
6. Innal-insana lirabbihee lakanood
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌۭ
Indeed mankind, to his Lord, is ungrateful.
7. Wa innahu 'alaa zaalika la shaheed
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌۭ
And indeed, he is to that a witness.
8. Wa innahu lihubbil khairi la shadeed
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
9. Afala ya'lamu iza b'uthira ma filquboor
۞ أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ
But does he not know that when the contents of the graves are scattered
10. Wa hussila maa fis sudoor
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
And that within the breasts is obtained,
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.