الزلزلة
Az-Zalzala
The Earthquake
Medinan - 8 verses
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1
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ١
When the earth is rocked with a terrible quake
2
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ٢
and discharges its burdens,
3
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا ٣
and man says, ‘What is the matter with her?’
4
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ٤
On that day she will relate her chronicles
5
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ٥
for her Lord will have inspired her.
6
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ ٦
On that day, mankind will issue forth in various groups to be shown their deeds.
7
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ ٧
So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it,
8
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ ٨
and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.