Surah Az-Zalzalah

1. سُورَةُ الزلزلة

The surah describes the earth's final earthquake and teaches that even the smallest deed will be shown.

It is a Madani surah with 8 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

• إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾

3. وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾

And the earth discharges its burdens

• وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾

4. وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾

And man says, 1 "What is [wrong] with it?" -

• وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾

5. يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾

That Day, it will report its news

• يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾

6. بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾

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

• بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾

7. يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾

That Day, the people will depart 1 separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

• يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾

8. فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾

So whoever does an atom's weight 1 of good will see it,

• فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾

9. وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

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

• وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

10. Summary

The surah describes the earth's final earthquake and teaches that even the smallest deed will be shown.