100. Al-‘Adiyat/The Chargers
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. By the war-horses, charging, snorting, rushing to the battlefield,
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a. striking sparks with their hooves,
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a. and charging by the dawn,
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a. raising a trail of dust,
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a. and storming into the midst of the enemy troops together.
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a. Indeed, the human being has always been ungrateful and grudging to his Rabb - The Lord,
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a. and truly he is a witness to it,
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a. and he is truly very excessive as well as aggressive in his passion for wealth.
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a. But does he not realize what will happen to him when the contents of the graves are thrown out -
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a. and that which is within the hearts will be made known,
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a. at that Time, their Rabb - The Lord will be Fully Aware of them?
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