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Surah 99
Surah Az-Zalzala
الزَّلۡزَلَةِ
سورۃ الزَّلۡزَلَةِ
The Earthquake8 ayahsMadina
Surah 99
Az-Zalzalah
The Earthquake • Madina • 8 ayahs
الزَّلۡزَلَةِ
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Ayah 99:1
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا١
English translation
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
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Ayah 99:2
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا٢
English translation
And the earth discharges its burdens1
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Ayah 99:3
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا٣
English translation
And man says,1 "What is [wrong] with it?" -
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Ayah 99:4
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا٤
English translation
That Day, it will report its news
5
Ayah 99:5
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا٥
English translation
Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
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Ayah 99:6
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ٦
English translation
That Day, the people will depart1 separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
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Ayah 99:7
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ٧
English translation
So whoever does an atom's weight1 of good will see it,
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Ayah 99:8
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ٨
English translation
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
About سورۃ الزلزلة — Surah Az-Zalzala
Surah Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake) is chapter 99 of the Quran and contains 8 ayahs. The reader provides Arabic text with Urdu and English translations. Choose an ayah below to open its reference page.
Quran text and translations are supplied through Quran.com. English uses Sahih International; Urdu uses Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari. Tafseer detail pages identify the source returned by the provider.
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