Al-'Adiyat Verse 1

’ By the galloping, panting horses,

By the galloping, panting horses,

By the snorting chargers,

By the charging steeds that pant

By the chargers panting,

By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath),

By (the horses) that charge snorting,

I CALL TO witness the chargers, snorting, rushing to battle before the others,

By oath of those that sprint, breathing heavily. (The horses used in Holy War.)

By the snorting chargers,

By the chargers that run panting,

I call to witness the panting and snorting chargers (of the warriors).

And/by the panting/changing colour , attacking forces/horses.

By oath of those that sprint, breathing heavily. (The horses used in Holy War.)

By the snorting chargers!

By the (steeds) that run, with panting (breath),

And those producing fire, striking!

I swear by the runners breathing pantingly,

By the snorting courses,

(I swear) by the snorting chargers (of the warriors), whose hoofs strike against the rocks

By the snorting runners (the horses),

By the `Adiyat (steeds), snorting.

By the snorting, panting horses,

By the racers panting.

By the chargers, the steeds that charge in attack and snort [with a], snorting -- this being the [name of the] sound which they emit from inside them when they charge;

Swearing by the Horses of War about the Ungratefulness of Man and His Zeal for Wealth

Allah swears

وَالْعَادِيَاتِ
ضَبْحًا




By the `Adiyat(steeds), snorting.

Allah swears by the horses when they are made to gallop into battle in His path (i.e., Jihad), and thus they run and pant, which is the sound that is heard from the horse when it runs.

فَالْمُورِيَاتِ قَدْحًا