Surah 99. Az-Zalzala — The Earthquake
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The English text of surah 99 (Az-Zalzala, “The Earthquake”), 8 verses, from the public-domain translation The Holy Qur'an by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1934), shown next to the Arabic original. Read this surah interactively.
When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
And the earth throws up her burdens (from within),
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
And man cries (distressed): 'What is the matter with her?'-
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
On that Day will she declare her tidings:
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration.
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done).
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ
Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ
And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ