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Surah 99

The Earthquake

الزلزلة

Az-Zalzalah

Medinan8 Verses
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Verse 1

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

Transliteration

Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha

Translation

When the earth is shaken ˹in˺ its ultimate quaking,

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Verse 2

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

Transliteration

Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha

Translation

and when the earth throws out ˹all˺ its contents,

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Verse 3

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا

Transliteration

Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha

Translation

and humanity cries, “What is wrong with it?”—

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Verse 4

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

Transliteration

Yawmaa izin tuhaddithu akhbaaraha

Translation

on that Day the earth will recount everything,

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Verse 5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

Transliteration

Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha

Translation

having been inspired by your Lord ˹to do so˺.

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Verse 6

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ

Transliteration

Yawma iziny yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum

Translation

On that Day people will proceed in separate groups to be shown ˹the consequences of˺ their deeds.

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Verse 7

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ

Transliteration

Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah

Translation

So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it.

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Verse 8

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ

Transliteration

Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah

Translation

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