Az-Zalzalah · The Earthquake

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

idhā zul'zilati l-arḍu zil'zālahā

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾

And the earth discharges its burdens

wa-akhrajati l-arḍu athqālahā

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾

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

waqāla l-insānu mā lahā

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾

That Day, it will report its news

yawma-idhin tuḥaddithu akhbārahā

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾

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

bi-anna rabbaka awḥā lahā

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾

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

yawma-idhin yaṣduru l-nāsu ashtātan liyuraw aʿmālahum

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾

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

faman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin khayran yarahu

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

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

waman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin sharran yarahu