Surah Al-Zalzalah

Translation: Abdul Mannan Omar. Open a verse to compare translations and read its commentary.

1. 1 إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا When the earth is shaken with its violent shaking,
2. 2 وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا And when the earth shall throw up all her treasures,
3. 3 وَقَالَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا لَهَا And when a person will say (in bewilderment at the extraordinary happenings on the earth), `What is the matter with her?´
4. 4 يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا That day she will relate all her news (pertaining to every action done in secret on it).
5. 5 بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا For your Lord will have inspired her (to do so).
6. 6 يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ On that day (of Reckoning) all people will come forth in various groups to be shown (the results of) their deeds.
7. 7 فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ Then whosoever has done so much as an atom´s weight of good will see (the good result of) it.
8. 8 وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ Similarly whosoever has done so much as an atom´s weight of evil shall also see it.