100. Al-Aadiyaatالعاديات

The Chargers · Meccan · 11 ayahs · 1 ruku

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

وَالْعٰدِیٰتِ ضَبْحًا ۟ۙوَالۡعٰدِيٰتِ ضَبۡحًا

By the snorting, panting horses,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَالْمُوْرِیٰتِ قَدْحًا ۟ۙفَالۡمُوۡرِيٰتِ قَدۡحًا

striking sparks of fire with their hooves,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَالْمُغِیْرٰتِ صُبْحًا ۟ۙفَالۡمُغِيۡرٰتِ صُبۡحًا

as they gallop to make raids at dawn,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَاَثَرْنَ بِهٖ نَقْعًا ۟ۙفَاَثَرۡنَ بِهٖ نَقۡعًا

and raising clouds of dust,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهٖ جَمْعًا ۟ۙفَوَسَطۡنَ بِهٖ جَمۡعًا

forcing their way into the midst of the enemy,

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لِرَبِّهٖ لَكَنُوْدٌ ۟ۚاِنَّ الۡاِنۡسَانَ لِرَبِّهٖ لَـكَنُوۡدٌ

surely, man is ungrateful to his Lord.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَاِنَّهٗ عَلٰی ذٰلِكَ لَشَهِیْدٌ ۟ۚوَاِنَّهٗ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ لَشَهِيۡدٌ

He himself bears witness to that.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَاِنَّهٗ لِحُبِّ الْخَیْرِ لَشَدِیْدٌ ۟ؕوَاِنَّهٗ لِحُبِّ الۡخَيۡرِ لَشَدِيۡدٌ ؕ‏

Surely, he is ardent in his love of wealth.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اَفَلَا یَعْلَمُ اِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِی الْقُبُوْرِ ۟ۙاَفَلَا يَعۡلَمُ اِذَا بُعۡثِرَ مَا فِى الۡقُبُوۡرِۙ

Is he not aware of the time when the contents of the graves will be brought out?

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِی الصُّدُوْرِ ۟ۙوَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى الصُّدُوۡرِۙ

And the hearts’ contents shall be brought into the open?

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

اِنَّ رَبَّهُمْ بِهِمْ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ لَّخَبِیْرٌ ۟۠اِنَّ رَبَّهُمۡ بِهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيۡرٌ

Surely, on that Day, they will know that their Lord had full knowledge of them all.

— Tazkirul Quran (En)

Tafseer of 100:1–11

The horse is a very loyal animal. He sacrifices himself to the utmost for the sake of his master. Even in the battlefield, he does not leave his side. This is an example which shows how a man should conduct himself. Man should also be loyal to his Lord just as the horse is loyal to man. But, in practice, it is not like that.

In this world, the animal is grateful to his master, but man is not grateful to his Lord. Here an animal knows his obligations towards his master, but man does not know his obligations towards his Lord. Here an animal is totally obedient to his master, but man is not totally obedient to his Lord.

Man appreciates any animal which is loyal to him. Then, how is it possible that he does not comprehend that in the eyes of God only that individual is worthy of appreciation who is loyal to Him? It is the love of wealth which blinds him. He is unable to learn the truth even from his own experiences.