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Surah The earthquake [Al-Zalzala] in English

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

إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا ﴿1﴾

When the earth is shaken with a mighty quake,

وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا ﴿2﴾

and the earth throws out its burdens[1],

وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿3﴾

and man says[2], “What is the matter with it?”

یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا ﴿4﴾

On that Day it will recount all its news,

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿5﴾

because your Lord has inspired it [to do so].

یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ یَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتࣰا لِّیُرَوۡا۟ أَعۡمَـٰلَهُمۡ ﴿6﴾

On that Day all people will come forward in separate groups to be shown their deeds[3].

فَمَن یَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَیۡرࣰا یَرَهُۥ ﴿7﴾

So whoever does an atom’s weight[4] of good will see it,

وَمَن یَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةࣲ شَرࣰّا یَرَهُۥ ﴿8﴾

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