Surah Al-Zalzala - English Translation by N J Dawood
إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا
WHEN EARTH is rocked in her last convulsion
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 1
وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا
when Earth shakes off her burdens
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 2
وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
and Man says, ‘What may this mean?‘ ―
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 3
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا
on that day she will proclaim her tidings
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 4
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا
for your Lord will have inspired her
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 5
يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ
On that day mankind will come out in broken bands to be shown their labours
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 6
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ
Whoever did an atom‘s weight of good shall see it
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 7
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ
and whoever did an atom‘s weight of evil shall also see it
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 8