Surah Al-Zalzala - English Translation by Shabbir Ahmed
إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken with her mighty quaking. (A mighty Revolution will overtake the world)
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 1
وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا
And the earth yields up her burdens. (Archaeology and mining will make long strides. The heavy tyrants will be thrown out of power)
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 2
وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
And mankind cries out, "What has happened to her?" (People will be stunned at the speed of unfolding events)
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 3
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا
At that time she will relate her stories. (History of benevolent revolutions will repeat itself on a massive scale)
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 4
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا
For your Lord will have sent His Command to her. (Progressive unfolding of the Divine Decree)
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 5
يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ
On that Day will all people come forth as separate entities, to be shown their deeds. (The guilty will stand apart from the innocent)
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 6
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ
Then whoever has done an atom's weight of good, will see it
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 7
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ
And whoever has done an atom's weight of evil, will see it. (The Justice system will improve on earth. And, finally, the Day of Judgment will deliver the Divine Justice)
Surah Al-Zalzala, Verse 8