Surah 99

Az-Zalzalah

The Earthquake

8 verses Data source

About this surah

Surah Az-Zalzalah is chapter 99 of the Quran. Its translated meaning is "The Earthquake".

99:1

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

Itha zulzilati al-ardu zilzalaha

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

99:2

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

Waakhrajati al-ardu athqalaha

And the earth discharges its burdens

99:3

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا

Waqala al-insanu ma laha

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

99:4

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

Yawma-ithin tuhaddithu akhbaraha

That Day, it will report its news

99:5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

Bi-anna rabbaka awha laha

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

99:6

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

Yawma-ithin yasduru annasuashtatan liyuraw aAAmalahum

That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

99:7

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ

Faman yaAAmal mithqala tharratinkhayran yarah

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

99:8

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ

Waman yaAAmal mithqala tharratinsharran yarah

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