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Surahs 99

Az-Zalzalah

The Earthquake · Madani · 8 ayahs

Translation by Sahih International

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  1. 1

    إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

    ʹIẓaa zul-zilatil ʹArḍu zil-zaalahaa,

    When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

  2. 2

    وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

    Wa-ʹakhrajatil ʹArḍu ʹas̤q̣aalahaa,

    And the earth discharges its burdens

  3. 3

    وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا

    Waq̣aalal ʹiñsaanu maa- lahaa?

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

  4. 4

    يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

    Yawmaʹiẓiñ tuḥaddis̤u ʹakhbaarahaa,

    That Day, it will report its news

  5. 5

    بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

    Biʹanna Rabbaka ʹawḥaa lahaa.

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

  6. 6

    يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

    Yawmaʹiẓiñy yaṣ-durun naasu ʹash-taatal liyuraw ʹaʻmaalahum.

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

  7. 7

    فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ

    Famañy yaʻmal mis̤q̣aala ẓarratin khayrañy yarah.

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

  8. 8

    وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ

    Wa-mañy yaʻmal mis̤q̣aala ẓarratiñ sharrañy yarah.

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