Surah Az-Zalzalah (الزلزلة)
Surah Az-Zalzalah — “The Earthquake” — is the 99th surah (chapter) of the Holy Qur'an. It has 8 verses (ayat), was revealed in Madinah, and is found in Juz 30 (pages 599–599 of the standard Madani mushaf).
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿1﴾
1. When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿2﴾
2. And the earth discharges its burdens
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿3﴾
3. And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿4﴾
4. That Day, it will report its news
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿5﴾
5. Because your Lord has commanded it.
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ﴿6﴾
6. That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿7﴾
7. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿8﴾
8. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). Translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.