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Surah The earthquake [Al-Zalzala] in English

Surah The earthquake [Al-Zalzala] Ayah 8 Location Madanah Number 99

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾

When the earth will be shaken with a mighty shaking,

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾

and the earth will throw up all her burdens,

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾

and man will cry out: “What is the matter with her?”

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾

On that Day it will relate all her news,

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾

for your Lord will have commanded her (to do so).

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾

On that Day people will go forth in varying states so that they be shown their deeds.

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾

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

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

and whoever does an atom's weight of evil shall see it.