这一章具有一种特殊的性质。它开篇提到四种按照上帝的命令运行的力量,所用的词语含混不清,最初给人的印象是,我们正被引入一些笼罩在神秘之中的事物。上帝至尊以这四种力量起誓,以此强调某一件事:"以那四散飞扬的;以那负重的;以那轻快行进的;以那依命分配的,你们所被许诺的,确是真实的,审判必定来临。"(第1-6节)

This surah has a special character. It begins by mentioning four forces that work by God’s command, using ambiguous terms which give us an initial impression that we are being introduced to things wrapped in secrecy. God Almighty makes an oath by these four forces to emphasize a certain matter: “By those that scatter far and wide; by those that are heavily laden; by those that speed along with gentle ease; by those that distribute by command; that which you are promised is true indeed, and, for certain, judgement is bound to come? (Verses 1-6)

这篇开头誓词中所提到的四种力量所用的那些词语，即 al-dhariyat、al-hdmilat、alfariydt 和 al-muqassimdt，通常并不用来指称人们可以立即辨认的事物。它们会引发疑问，并促使人们去请求解释。事实上，这些词语的读音本身就带有一种模糊不清的感觉，这或许正是有意为之，以使此章具有其独特的氛围。

The words used in this opening for those four forces mentioned in the oath, i.e. al-dhariyat, al-hdmilat, alfariydt and al-muqassimdt, are not usually used to refer to immediately recognized objects. They invite questions and requests for explanation. Indeed, their very sounds impart this feeling of ambiguity, which is perhaps intended so as to give the surah its particular aura.