Az-Zalzalah

The Earthquake

Chapter 99Medinan8 Verses

Verse 1

إِذَاidhāWhen
زُلْزِلَتِzul'zilatiis shaken
ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
زِلْزَالَهَاzil'zālahā(with) its earthquake

Translation

When is shaken the earth (with) its earthquake

Verse 2

وَأَخْرَجَتِwa-akhrajatiAnd brings forth
ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
أَثْقَالَهَاathqālahāits burdens

Translation

And brings forth the earth its burdens

Verse 3

وَقَالَwaqālaAnd says
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
مَاWhat
لَهَاlahā(is) with it

Translation

And says man What (is) with it

Verse 4

يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinThat Day
تُحَدِّثُtuḥaddithuit will report
أَخْبَارَهَاakhbārahāits news

Translation

That Day it will report its news

Verse 5

بِأَنَّbi-annaBecause
رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
أَوْحَىٰawḥāinspired
لَهَاlahā[to] it

Translation

Because your Lord inspired [to] it

Verse 6

يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinThat Day
يَصْدُرُyaṣduruwill proceed
ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuthe mankind
أَشْتَاتًۭاashtātan(in) scattered groups
لِّيُرَوْا۟liyurawto be shown
أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir deeds

Translation

That Day will proceed the mankind (in) scattered groups to be shown their deeds

Verse 7

فَمَنfamanSo whoever
يَعْمَلْyaʿmaldoes
مِثْقَالَmith'qāla(equal to the) weight
ذَرَّةٍdharratin(of) an atom
خَيْرًۭاkhayrangood
يَرَهُۥyarahuwill see it

Translation

So whoever does (equal to the) weight (of) an atom good will see it

Verse 8

وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَعْمَلْyaʿmaldoes
مِثْقَالَmith'qāla(equal to the) weight
ذَرَّةٍۢdharratin(of) an atom
شَرًّۭاsharranevil
يَرَهُۥyarahuwill see it

Translation

And whoever does (equal to the) weight (of) an atom evil will see it