Az-Zalzalah

The Earthquake

Surah 99 · Medinan · 8 ayahs

الزلزلة

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا ١

    Idhā zulzilatil-arḍu zilzālahā.

    When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

  2. وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا ٢

    Wa akhrajatil-arḍu athqālahā.

    And the earth discharges its burdens1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. See verse 84:4.
  3. وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ٣

    Wa qālal-insānu mā lahā.

    And man says,1 "What is [wrong] with it?" -

    Footnotes (1)
    1. In terror and amazement.
  4. يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا ٤

    Yawmaʾidhin tuḥaddithu akhbārahā.

    That Day, it will report its news

  5. بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا ٥

    Biʾanna rabbaka awḥā lahā.

    Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.

  6. 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)
    1. From the place of Judgement to their final abode. Another interpretation is "emerge separately" (from the graves) .
  7. 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)
    1. Or "the weight of a small ant."
  8. 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.