Surah 99 · 8 verses
Az-Zalzalah
الزلزلة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha
Word by word
Interpretation
When the earth will be shaken vigorously, which will happen to it on the Day of Judgement.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
And the earth discharges its burdens
Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha
Word by word
Interpretation
And the earth will remove everything from within itself, i.e. the dead and other things.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا
And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha
Word by word
Interpretation
And the human will say, confused: “What is the matter with the earth, that it is moving and shaking?”
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
That Day, it will report its news
Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha
Word by word
Interpretation
On that great day, the earth will inform regarding the good and evil deeds that were committed upon it.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha
Word by word
Interpretation
Because Allah will have taught it and commanded it to do so.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
Yawma iziy yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum
Word by word
Interpretation
On that great day on which the earth will quake, the humans will come to of the place of reckoning in groups, to see the deeds they committed in the world.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ
So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah
Word by word
Interpretation
So whoever did a good or righteous deed equal to the weight of a small ant, will see it in front of him.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah
Word by word
Interpretation
And whoever did an evil deed equal to that, will see that in front of him also.
Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.