Surah Az-Zalzala

Arabic with an established translation

1. 1

   إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

   When the earth is shaken with a mighty quake,

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2. 2

   وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

   and the earth throws out its burdens[1],

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   Translation footnote [1]

   [1] i.e., its dead bodies and treasures.

3. 3

   وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا

   and man says[2], “What is the matter with it?”

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   Translation footnote [2]

   [2] In terror and astonishment.

4. 4

   يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

   On that Day it will recount all its news,

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5. 5

   بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

   because your Lord has inspired it [to do so].

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6. 6

   يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

   On that Day all people will come forward in separate groups to be shown their deeds[3].

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   Translation footnote [3]

   [3] From the place of Judgment to see the consequences of their deeds, whether to Paradise or to Hell.

7. 7

   فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ

   So whoever does an atom’s weight[4] of good will see it,

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   Translation footnote [4]

   [4] Or a small ant’s weight.

8. 8

   وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ

   and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.

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