100:1
وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبۡحٗا ١
By the galloping, panting horses[1],
Tafsir Notes
[1] i.e., those horses that fight for the cause of Allah as they race to attack the enemy.
سورة العادياتSurah Al-'Adiyat · The Courser
Meccan11 ayahsPage 599–600Juz 30
Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq al-Minshawi · murattal
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
100:2
فَٱلۡمُورِيَٰتِ قَدۡحٗا ٢
striking sparks of fire [with their hooves][2],
Tafsir Notes
[2] While galloping over rocky terrain.
100:3
فَٱلۡمُغِيرَٰتِ صُبۡحٗا ٣
launching raids at dawn[3],
Tafsir Notes
[3] While the enemy is unaware of their raid.
100:4
فَأَثَرۡنَ بِهِۦ نَقۡعٗا ٤
stirring up thereby clouds of dust,
100:5
فَوَسَطۡنَ بِهِۦ جَمۡعًا ٥
plunging thereby into the midst of the enemy[4],
Tafsir Notes
[4] i.e., penetrating into the ranks of the enemy as a surprise attack.
100:6
إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٞ ٦
indeed, man is very ungrateful to his Lord[5] –
Tafsir Notes
[5] disobeying Him by not spending in the cause of Allah from what He has given him and commanded him to spend accordingly.
100:7
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٞ ٧
and he himself is a witness to that[6] –
Tafsir Notes
[6] By his words and actions.
100:8
وَإِنَّهُۥ لِحُبِّ ٱلۡخَيۡرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ٨
and he is truly extreme in his love of wealth.
100:9
۞ أَفَلَا يَعۡلَمُ إِذَا بُعۡثِرَ مَا فِي ٱلۡقُبُورِ ٩
Does he not know that when the contents of graves will be overturned,
100:10
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي ٱلصُّدُورِ ١٠
and the secrets of the hearts will be brought to light[7]?
Tafsir Notes
[7] i.e., when all secrets of the hearts and faiths are made known.
100:11
إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّخَبِيرُۢ ١١
Indeed, their Lord is All-Aware of them on that Day[8].
Tafsir Notes
[8] Nothing of their affairs will be hidden from Him.
Sources
- Mushaf text: King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex (Madinah), narration of Hafs from ʿAsim, in the Uthmani script.
- Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19, QuranEnc.com
- Al-Mukhtasar in Interpreting the Noble Quran — QuranEnc.com, retrieved 2026-09-14
- Recitation: Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq al-Minshawi (murattal), via quran.com and everyayah.com.
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