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Surah Az-Zalzalah (undefined)

سُورَةُ الزَّلۡزَلَةِ

Surah 99 of the Holy Quran · Medinan · 8 verses

Also spelled: Zalzalah, Az Zalzalah, AzZalzalah, The Earthquake, Az-Zalzala, Zilzal

Surah Az-Zalzalah (undefined) is the 99th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Medina and contains 8 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and French translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 99:1

    إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

    Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha

    Quand la terre tremblera d'un violent tremblement,

  2. 99:2

    وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

    Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha

    et que la terre fera sortir ses fardeaux,

  3. 99:3

    وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا

    Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha

    et que l'homme dira: «Qu'a-t-elle?»

  4. 99:4

    يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

    Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha

    ce jour-là, elle contera son histoire,

  5. 99:5

    بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

    Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha

    selon ce que ton Seigneur lui aura révélé [ordonné].

  6. 99:6

    يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ

    Yawma iziy yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum

    Ce jour-là, les gens sortiront séparément pour que leur soient montrées leurs œuvres.

  7. 99:7

    فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ

    Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah

    Quiconque fait un bien fût-ce du poids d'un atome, le verra,

  8. 99:8

    وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ

    Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah

    et quiconque fait un mal fût-ce du poids d'un atome, le verra.

About Surah Az-Zalzalah

Az-Zalzalah, the Earthquake, describes the violent shaking of the earth on the Last Day, when it pours out its burdens and tells its news. It then gives one of the most quoted lines in the Quran: whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.

Themes: The final earthquake, The earth bears witness, An atom's weight, Accountability

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: French. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.