99. Sūrah az-Zalzalah (The Earthquake) – The Noble Qur’an

99:1

إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا

When the earth is shaken with its (final) earthquake.

99:2

وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا

And when the earth throws out its burdens.

99:3

وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا

And man will say: “What is the matter with it?”

99:4

يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا

That Day it will declare its information (about all that happened over it of good or evil).

99:5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا

Because your Lord will inspire it.

99:6

يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ

That Day mankind will proceed in scattered groups that they may be shown their deeds.^[1]

99:7

فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ

So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it.

99:8

وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ

And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it.