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Az-Zalzalah
الزلزلة
The Earthquake • 8 Ayahs
1
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
Itha zulzilati al-ardu zilzalaha
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
2
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
Waakhrajati al-ardu athqalaha
And the earth discharges its burdens1
3
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا
Waqala al-insanu ma laha
And man says,1 "What is [wrong] with it?" -
4
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
Yawma-ithin tuhaddithu akhbaraha
That Day, it will report its news
5
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
Bi-anna rabbaka awha laha
Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
6
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
Yawma-ithin yasduru annasuashtatan liyuraw aAAmalahum
That Day, the people will depart1 separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
7
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ
Faman yaAAmal mithqala tharratinkhayran yarah
So whoever does an atom's weight1 of good will see it,
8
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ
Waman yaAAmal mithqala tharratinsharran yarah
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
Translation: Sahih International