Surah Az-Zalzalah
The ˹Ultimate˺ Quake • Surah 99 • 8 verses
Introduction
This Medinian chapter states that all deeds will be brought to light and accounted for on Judgment Day, which is also emphasized in the next chapter.
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken ˹in˺ its ultimate quaking,
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
and when the earth throws out ˹all˺ its contents,
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا
and humanity cries, “What is wrong with it?”—
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
on that Day the earth will recount everything,
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
having been inspired by your Lord ˹to do so˺.
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
On that Day people will proceed in separate groups to be shown ˹the consequences of˺ their deeds.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ
So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it.
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ
And whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.
