Az-Zalzalah — The Earthquake

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Surah Az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake, الزلزلة) is the 99th surah of the Noble Quran — a Medinan surah of 8 verses. Read it below in Arabic with the English translation of Marmaduke Pickthall, and listen verse by verse to famous Egyptian reciters.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

99:1

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ١

When Earth is shaken with her (final) earthquake

99:2

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ٢

And Earth yieldeth up her burdens,

99:3

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ٣

And man saith: What aileth her?

99:4

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ٤

That day she will relate her chronicles,

99:5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ٥

Because thy Lord inspireth her.

99:6

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ٦

That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.

99:7

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ٧

And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then,

99:8

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ٨

And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net) · English translation: M. M. Pickthall · Recitations: mp3quran.net

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