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Al-'Adiyat 1

Ayah 1 of 11 · Meccan

وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِ ضَبۡحٗا ١

By the racers, panting,1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., the horses bearing riders as they race to attack the enemy.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلۡعَٰدِيَٰتِBy the racerswal-ʿādiyāti
  2. ضَبۡحٗاpantingḍabḥan

Tafsir

Allah takes an oath on the horses that run so hard that their breath can be heard.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran