إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا 99:1
Itha zulzilati al-ardu zilzalaha
When Earth is shaken with her (final) earthquake
Surah Zalzalah — The Earthquake
Also spelled Surah Az Zalzalah.
Surah Az-Zalzalah at a glance
- How many verses does Surah Az-Zalzalah have?
- Surah Az-Zalzalah has 8 verses (ayat).
- Which juz is Surah Az-Zalzalah in?
- Juz 30, also called Para 30. Read Juz 30.
- Was Surah Az-Zalzalah revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
- It was revealed in Madinah, so it is a Medinan (Madani) surah.
- What does Az-Zalzalah mean?
- Az-Zalzalah means “The Earthquake”. In Arabic it is written الزلزلة.
- Where is Surah Az-Zalzalah in the Quran?
- It is chapter 99 of 114. Page 599 of the standard 604-page mushaf.
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا 99:2
Waakhrajati al-ardu athqalaha
And Earth yieldeth up her burdens,
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا 99:3
Waqala al-insanu ma laha
And man saith: What aileth her?
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا 99:4
Yawma-ithin tuhaddithu akhbaraha
That day she will relate her chronicles,
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا 99:5
Bi-anna rabbaka awha laha
Because thy Lord inspireth her.
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ 99:6
Yawma-ithin yasduru annasuashtatan liyuraw aAAmalahum
That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ 99:7
Faman yaAAmal mithqala tharratinkhayran yarah
And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then,
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ 99:8
Waman yaAAmal mithqala tharratinsharran yarah
And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Transliteration is a mechanical romanisation. Arabic in the Uthmani script.