The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters — John Medows Rodwell Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Assaulters

وَالْعَادِيَاتِ ضَبْحًا

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By the snorting CHARGERS

WaalAAadiyati dabhan

فَالْمُورِيَاتِ قَدْحًا

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And those that dash off sparks of fire

Faalmooriyati qadhan

فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبْحًا

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And those that scour to the attack at morn

Faalmugheerati subhan

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا

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And stir therein the dust aloft

Faatharna bihi naqAAan

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا

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And cleave therein their midway through a host

Fawasatna bihi jamAAan

إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ

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Truly, Man is to his Lord ungrateful

Inna al-insana lirabbihi lakanoodun

وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ

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And of this he is himself a witness

Wa-innahu AAala thalika lashaheedun

وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ

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And truly, he is vehement in the love of this world's good

Wa-innahu lihubbi alkhayri lashadeedun

أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِي الْقُبُورِ

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Ah! knoweth he not, that when that which is in the graves shall be laid bare

Afala yaAAlamu itha buAAthira ma fee alquboori

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي الصُّدُورِ

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And that which is in men's breasts shall be brought forth

Wahussila ma fee alssudoori

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ

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Verily their Lord shall on that day be informed concerning them

Inna rabbahum bihim yawma-ithin lakhabeerun

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