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| 1. |
| AA | In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful. I CALL TO witness the chargers, snorting, rushing to battle before the others, |
| NQ | By the (steeds) that run, with panting (breath), |
| PK | By the snorting courses, |
| SH | I swear by the runners breathing pantingly, |
| YU | By the (Steeds) that run, with panting (breath), |
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| 2. |
| AA | Then those striking sparks of fire, |
| NQ | Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves), |
| PK | Striking sparks of fire |
| SH | Then those that produce fire striking, |
| YU | And strike sparks of fire, |
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| 3. |
| AA | Then those charging in the morning |
| NQ | And scouring to the raid at dawn |
| PK | And scouring to the raid at dawn, |
| SH | Then those that make raids at morn, |
| YU | And push home the charge in the morning, |
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| 4. |
| AA | Raising clouds of dust, |
| NQ | And raise the dust in clouds the while, |
| PK | Then, therewith, with their trail of dust, |
| SH | Then thereby raise dust, |
| YU | And raise the dust in clouds the while, |
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| 5. |
| AA | Penetrating deep into the armies, |
| NQ | Penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the foe); |
| PK | Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe), |
| SH | Then rush thereby upon an assembly: |
| YU | And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;- |
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| 6. |
| AA | That man is ungrateful to his Lord |
| NQ | Verily! Man (disbeliever) is ungrateful to his Lord; |
| PK | Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord |
| SH | Most surely man is ungrateful to his Lord. |
| YU | Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful; |
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| 7. |
| AA | And is himself witness to it, |
| NQ | And to that fact he bears witness (by his deeds); |
| PK | And lo! he is a witness unto that; |
| SH | And most surely he is a witness of that. |
| YU | And to that (fact) he bears witness (by his deeds); |
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| 8. |
| AA | And is intractable in his love of worldly goods. |
| NQ | And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth. |
| PK | And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent. |
| SH | And most surely he is tenacious in the love of wealth. |
| YU | And violent is he in his love of wealth. |
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| 9. |
| AA | Does he not know when the contents of the graves are laid bare |
| NQ | Knows he not that when the contents of the graves are brought out and poured forth (all mankind is resurrected). |
| PK | Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth |
| SH | Does he not then know when what is in the graves is raised, |
| YU | Does he not know,- when that which is in the graves is scattered abroad |
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| 10. |
| AA | And the secrets of the hearts exposed, |
| NQ | And that which is in the breasts (of men) shall be made known. |
| PK | And the secrets of the breasts are made known, |
| SH | And what is in the breasts is made apparent? |
| YU | And that which is (locked up) in (human) breasts is made manifest- |
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| 11. |
| AA | Surely their Lord will be aware of their (deeds). |
| NQ | Verily, that Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) their Lord will be Well-Acquainted with them (as to their deeds), (and will reward them for their deeds). |
| PK | On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them. |
| SH | Most surely their Lord that day shall be fully aware of them. |
| YU | That their Lord had been Well-acquainted with them, (even to) that Day? |
