Qur’an Translation and Commentary
سُورَةُ الزِّلْزَالِ مَدَنِيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٨

Surah Az-Zalzalah: Thematic English Translation (Mustafa Çevik)

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

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

Az-Zalzalah 1–3

3 verses

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.

Verses 1–3

When the earth is shaken with a tremendous quake and hurls out the burdens within it, humankind, stunned with terror at what it sees, will cry out, asking what is happening.

Az-Zalzalah 4–6

3 verses

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.

Verses 4–6

On that Day the earth will carry out the task revealed to it, bow to its Lord’s command, and lay bare one by one everything that took place upon it, just as Allah had made known beforehand. Nothing hidden will remain; people brought out of their graves will be gathered together in groups, and they will be shown plainly for what purpose they spent their worldly lives.

Az-Zalzalah 7–8

2 verses

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.

Verses 7–8

On that Day, whoever has made even an atom’s weight of sacrifice in the way of Allah’s call, whatever effort he has shown, will see its reward. And whoever has turned his back on the call and done even an atom’s weight of evil will face the penalty he deserves for it.

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