Surah 99 · Madinah · 8 verses · 36 words
Surah Az-Zalzalah word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Surah Az-Zalzalah, “The Earthquake”, is surah 99 of the Quran. It was revealed in Madinah and has 8 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
سُورَةُ الزلزلة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ١
1. When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
Roots in this verse: أ ر ض
وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ٢
2. And the earth discharges its burdens
وَقَالَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا لَهَا ٣
3. And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ٤
4. That Day, it will report its news
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ٥
5. Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ ٦
6. That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ ٧
7. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ ٨
8. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
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