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Surah 99 · الزلزلة · The Earthquake · 8 verses · 36 words

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Bismillah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
  2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
  4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

Verse 1

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

Transliteration idhā zul'zilati l-arḍu zil'zālahā

English When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

  1. إِذَاidhāWhen
  2. زُلْزِلَتِzul'zilatiis shaken
  3. ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
  4. زِلْزَالَهَاzil'zālahā(with) its earthquake

Verse 2

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

Transliteration wa-akhrajati l-arḍu athqālahā

English And the earth discharges its burdens

  1. وَأَخْرَجَتِwa-akhrajatiAnd brings forth
  2. ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
  3. أَثْقَالَهَاathqālahāits burdens

Verse 3

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا

Transliteration waqāla l-insānu mā lahā

English And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -

  1. وَقَالَwaqālaAnd says
  2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
  3. مَاmāWhat
  4. لَهَاlahā(is) with it

Verse 4

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

Transliteration yawma-idhin tuḥaddithu akhbārahā

English That Day, it will report its news

  1. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinThat Day
  2. تُحَدِّثُtuḥaddithuit will report
  3. أَخْبَارَهَاakhbārahāits news

Verse 5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

Transliteration bi-anna rabbaka awḥā lahā

English Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.

  1. بِأَنَّbi-annaBecause
  2. رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
  3. أَوْحَىٰawḥāinspired
  4. لَهَاlahā[to] it

Verse 6

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

Transliteration yawma-idhin yaṣduru l-nāsu ashtātan liyuraw aʿmālahum

English That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

  1. يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinThat Day
  2. يَصْدُرُyaṣduruwill proceed
  3. ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsuthe mankind
  4. أَشْتَاتًۭاashtātan(in) scattered groups
  5. لِّيُرَوْا۟liyurawto be shown
  6. أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir deeds

Verse 7

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ

Transliteration faman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin khayran yarahu

English So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,

  1. فَمَنfamanSo whoever
  2. يَعْمَلْyaʿmaldoes
  3. مِثْقَالَmith'qāla(equal to the) weight
  4. ذَرَّةٍdharratin(of) an atom
  5. خَيْرًۭاkhayrangood
  6. يَرَهُۥyarahuwill see it

Verse 8

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ

Transliteration waman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin sharran yarahu

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

  1. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  2. يَعْمَلْyaʿmaldoes
  3. مِثْقَالَmith'qāla(equal to the) weight
  4. ذَرَّةٍۢdharratin(of) an atom
  5. شَرًّۭاsharranevil
  6. يَرَهُۥyarahuwill see it

Word by word and transliteration: Quran.com. English translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, from EveryAyah.com. MyDugsi is a learning aid, not a replacement for a qualified teacher.