Al-Qur'an Surah Al-'Adiyat Verse 3

Mufti Taqi Usmani

then those that invade at morning,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

launching raids at dawn,

Ruwwad Translation Center

launching raids at dawn,

A. J. Arberry

by the dawn-raiders

Abdul Haleem

who make dawn raids,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And raiding at dawn

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And push home the charge in the morning,

Abul Ala Maududi

then raid by the dawn,

Ahmed Ali

Then those charging in the morning

Ahmed Raza Khan

And by oath of those who raid at dawn.

Ali Quli Qarai

by the raiders at dawn,

Ali Ünal

Rushing to make sudden raids at morn,

Amatul Rahman Omar

And those that make raids at dawn,

English Literal

So the raiders/fast attacking horses (in) mornings/daybreaks.

Faridul Haque

And by oath of those who raid at dawn.

Hamid S. Aziz

And those who make incursions in the morning,

Hilali & Khan

And scouring to the raid at dawn

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Then thereby they raise dust,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Then those that make raids at morn,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And scouring to the raid at dawn,

Muhammad Sarwar

while running during a raid at dawn,

Qaribullah & Darwish

by the dawnraiders,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And scouring to the raid at dawn.

Wahiduddin Khan

as they gallop to make raids at dawn,

Talal Itani

Raiding at dawn.

Tafsir jalalayn

by the dawn-raiders, the steeds that make raids against the enemy at dawn at the hands of their riders,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And scouring to the raid at dawn.

meaning, the raid that is carried out in the early morning time.

This is just as the Messenger of Allah used to perform raids in the early morning. He would wait to see if he heard the Adhan (call to prayer) from the people. If he heard it he would leave them alone, and if he didn't hear it he would attack.

Then Allah says,

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا