Surah Az-Zalzalah

Surah Az-Zalzalah ("The Earthquake") is chapter 99 of the Quran — a Medinan surah of 8 ayahs. It sits in juz 30 on page 599 of the Mushaf.

Medinan8 ayahsJuz 30

Listen to this surah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا﴿١

Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا﴿٢

Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha

And the earth discharges its burdens

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا﴿٣

Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha

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

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا﴿٤

Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha

That Day, it will report its news

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا﴿٥

Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha

Because your Lord has commanded it.

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ﴿٦

Yawma iziy yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum

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

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ﴿٧

Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah

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

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ﴿٨

Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah

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

Read in the app

App StoreGoogle Play

Sources

Quranic text in the Uthmani script; English translation by Saheeh International; Tafsir al-Muyassar from the King Fahd Complex; recitation by Shaykh Mishary Rashid Alafasy.