Az-Zalzalah
The Earthquake
Surah 99 · Medinan · 8 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا ١
Idhā zulzilatil-arḍu zilzālahā.
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا ٢
Wa akhrajatil-arḍu athqālahā.
And the earth discharges its burdens1
Footnotes (1)
- See verse 84:4.
وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ٣
Wa qālal-insānu mā lahā.
And man says,1 "What is [wrong] with it?" -
Footnotes (1)
- In terror and amazement.
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا ٤
Yawmaʾidhin tuḥaddithu akhbārahā.
That Day, it will report its news
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا ٥
Biʾanna rabbaka awḥā lahā.
Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ ٦
Yawmaʾidhiy yaṣdurun-nāsu ashtātal liyuraw aʿmālahum.
That Day, the people will depart1 separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
Footnotes (1)
- From the place of Judgement to their final abode. Another interpretation is "emerge separately" (from the graves) .
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ ٧
Famay yaʿmal mithqāla dharratin khayray yarah.
So whoever does an atom's weight1 of good will see it,
Footnotes (1)
- Or "the weight of a small ant."
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ ٨
Wa may yaʿmal mithqāla dharratin sharray yarah.
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.