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Surah 998 verses

الزلزلة

Az-Zalzalah

The Earthquake

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1

إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا

Itha zulzilati alardu zilzalaha

When the earth is shaken with a mighty quake,

2

وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا

Waakhrajati alardu athqalaha

and the earth throws out its burdens[1],

3

وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا

Waqala alinsanu ma laha

and man says[2], “What is the matter with it?”

4

يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا

Yawmaithin tuhaddithu akhbaraha

On that Day it will recount all its news,

5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا

Bianna rabbaka awha laha

because your Lord has inspired it [to do so].

6

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].

7

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,

8

وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ

Waman yaAAmal mithqala tharratin sharran yarahu

and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.