إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا
Itha zulzilati alardu zilzalaha
When the earth is shaken with a mighty quake,
Az-Zalzalah
The Earthquake
Translation
إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا
Itha zulzilati alardu zilzalaha
When the earth is shaken with a mighty quake,
وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا
Waakhrajati alardu athqalaha
and the earth throws out its burdens[1],
وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
Waqala alinsanu ma laha
and man says[2], “What is the matter with it?”
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا
Yawmaithin tuhaddithu akhbaraha
On that Day it will recount all its news,
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا
Bianna rabbaka awha laha
because your Lord has inspired it [to do so].
يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ
Yawmaithin yasduru alnnasu ashtatan liyuraw aAAmalahum
On that Day all people will come forward in separate groups to be shown their deeds[3].
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ
Faman yaAAmal mithqala tharratin khayran yarahu
So whoever does an atom’s weight[4] of good will see it,
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ
Waman yaAAmal mithqala tharratin sharran yarahu
and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.