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Surah Az-Zalzalah (الزلزلة) — “The Earthquake” — is a Medinan chapter with 8 verses. Read the full Arabic text with translation, transliteration and audio on Al-Qalam.

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Az-Zalzalah

الزلزلة

The Earthquake · 8 verses · Medinan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1
إِذَازُلْزِلَتِٱلْأَرْضُزِلْزَالَهَا

idhā zul'zilati l-arḍu zil'zālahā

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

2
وَأَخْرَجَتِٱلْأَرْضُأَثْقَالَهَا

wa-akhrajati l-arḍu athqālahā

And the earth discharges its burdens

3
وَقَالَٱلْإِنسَـٰنُمَالَهَا

waqāla l-insānu mā lahā

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

4
يَوْمَئِذٍۢتُحَدِّثُأَخْبَارَهَا

yawma-idhin tuḥaddithu akhbārahā

That Day, it will report its news

5
بِأَنَّرَبَّكَأَوْحَىٰلَهَا

bi-anna rabbaka awḥā lahā

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

6
يَوْمَئِذٍۢيَصْدُرُٱلنَّاسُأَشْتَاتًۭالِّيُرَوْا۟أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

yawma-idhin yaṣduru l-nāsu ashtātan liyuraw aʿmālahum

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

7
فَمَنيَعْمَلْمِثْقَالَذَرَّةٍخَيْرًۭايَرَهُۥ

faman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin khayran yarahu

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

8
وَمَنيَعْمَلْمِثْقَالَذَرَّةٍۢشَرًّۭايَرَهُۥ

waman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin sharran yarahu

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