Surah Az-Zalzalah

    The Earthquake

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    إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
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    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.

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

    Surah Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake)

    Surah 99 of the Holy Quran · Medinan · 8 verses

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

    Surah Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake) 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 English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

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    1. 99:1

      إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

      Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha

      When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

    2. 99:2

      وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

      Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha

      And the earth discharges its burdens

    3. 99:3

      وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا

      Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha

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

    4. 99:4

      يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

      Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha

      That Day, it will report its news

    5. 99:5

      بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

      Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha

      Because your Lord has commanded it.

    6. 99:6

      يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ

      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.

    7. 99:7

      فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ

      Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah

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

    8. 99:8

      وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ

      Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah

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