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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

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

idhā zul'zilati l-arḍu zil'zālahā

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

wa-akhrajati l-arḍu athqālahā

And the earth discharges its burdens

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا

waqāla l-insānu mā lahā

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

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

yawma-idhin tuḥaddithu akhbārahā

That Day, it will report its news

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

bi-anna rabbaka awḥā lahā

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

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

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.

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ

faman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin khayran yarahu

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

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ

waman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin sharran yarahu

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