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Surah 99

Az-Zalzalah

The Earthquake

الزلزلة

8 ayat · Medinan · Juz 30

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

  1. إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

    Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha

    When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

  2. وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

    Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha

    And the earth discharges its burdens

  3. وَقَالَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا لَهَا

    Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha

    And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -

  4. يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

    Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha

    That Day, it will report its news

  5. بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

    Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha

    Because your Lord has commanded it.

  6. يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ

    Yawma iziy yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum

    That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

  7. فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ

    Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah

    So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,

  8. وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ

    Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah

    And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.