Surah Az-Zalzala (99): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Full text of Surah Az-Zalzala, verse by verse

Every verse is given in Arabic (Uthmani script), in transliteration and in English. To hear it recited, open our Quran audio page and choose this surah; the rules of recitation are explained on our tajweed page.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾

Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha

1 When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾

Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha

2 And the earth discharges its burdens

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾

Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha

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

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾

Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha

4 That Day, it will report its news

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾

Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha

5 Because your Lord has commanded it.

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾

Yawma iziy yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum

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

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾

Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah

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

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah

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

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.