The Earthquake

Az-Zalzala

سورة الزلزلة

8 ayat · Madaniyah

ayat 1

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

When the earth is shaken ˹in˺ its ultimate quaking

ayat 2

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

and when the earth throws out ˹all˺ its contents

ayat 3

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا

and humanity cries, “What is wrong with it?”—

ayat 4

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

on that Day the earth will recount everything

ayat 5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

having been inspired by your Lord ˹to do so˺.

ayat 6

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

On that Day people will proceed in separate groups to be shown ˹the consequences of˺ their deeds.

ayat 7

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ

So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it.

ayat 8

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ

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