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سُورَةُ الزِّلْزَالِ مَدَنِيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٨

Surah Az-Zalzalah English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verses 1–3

3 verses

Az-Zalzalah 1

Az-Zalzalah 2

Az-Zalzalah 3

اِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْاَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَاۙ ۝١ وَاَخْرَجَتِ الْاَرْضُ اَثْقَالَهَاۙ ۝٢ وَقَالَ الْاِنْسَانُ مَا لَهَاۚ ۝٣

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1İẕâ zülzileti-lʾarḍu zilzâlehâ.

Transliteration

2Veaḫraceti-lʾarḍu eŝḳâlehâ.

Transliteration

3Veḳâle-lʾinsânü mâ lehâ.

English Translation

English Translation

1When the earth is shaken with a tremendous quake,

English Translation

2and when the earth throws out the burdens within it,

English Translation

3and when the human being cries out in terror, "What is happening to it?"

Verses 4–6

3 verses

Az-Zalzalah 4

Az-Zalzalah 5

Az-Zalzalah 6

يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ اَخْبَارَهَاۙ ۝٤ بِاَنَّ رَبَّكَ اَوْحٰى لَهَاۜ ۝٥ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ اَشْتَاتًاۙ لِيُرَوْا اَعْمَالَهُمْۜ ۝٦

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

4Yevmeiẕin tüḥaddiŝü aḫbârahâ.

Transliteration

5Bienne rabbeke evḥâ lehâ.

Transliteration

6Yevmeiẕiy yaṣdüru-nnâsü eştâtel liyürav aʿmâlehüm.

English Translation

English Translation

4on that day the earth will tell, in the language of its condition, all that has taken place.

English Translation

5For it will happen by your Lord's revelation to it.

English Translation

6On that day people will be gathered in groups, to be shown what they have done.

Verses 7–8

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Az-Zalzalah 7

Az-Zalzalah 8

فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۜ ۝٧ وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ ۝٨

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

7Femey yaʿmel miŝḳâle ẕerratin ḫayray yerah.

Transliteration

8Vemey yaʿmel miŝḳâle ẕerratin şerray yerah.

English Translation

English Translation

7So whoever has done an atom's weight of good will see it in his record of deeds.

English Translation

8And whoever has done an atom's weight of evil will see it in his record of deeds.

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came An-Nisa, and after it Al-Hadid . All surahs in order of revelation