Surah Az-Zalzalah — Word by Word
الزلزلة
The Earthquake
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
idhā zul'zilati l-arḍu zil'zālahā
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
wa-akhrajati l-arḍu athqālahā
And the earth discharges its burdens
waqāla l-insānu mā lahā
And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
yawma-idhin tuḥaddithu akhbārahā
That Day, it will report its news
bi-anna rabbaka awḥā lahā
Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
yawma-idhin yaṣduru l-nāsu ashtātan liyuraw aʿmālahum
That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
faman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin khayran yarahu
So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
waman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin sharran yarahu
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.