Chapter 99
Surah Az-Zalzala
The Earthquake
سُورَةُ الزَّلۡزَلَةِ
8 verses · Revealed in Medina · Begins in Juz 30
Surah Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake) is the 99th chapter of the Holy Quran, with 8 verses. Below is the full Arabic text with transliteration and the English translation. You can also listen to it in immersive 8D audio or open it in the interactive reader.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
- 99:1
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
Izaa zul zilatil ardu zil zaalaha
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
- 99:2
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha
And the earth discharges its burdens
- 99:3
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
Wa qaalal insaanu ma laha
And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
- 99:4
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
Yawmaa izin tuhad dithu akhbaaraha
That Day, it will report its news
- 99:5
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
Bi-anna rabbaka awhaa laha
Because your Lord has commanded it.
- 99:6
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ
Yawma iziy yas durun naasu ash tatal liyuraw a'maalahum
That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
- 99:7
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ
Famaiy ya'mal mithqala zarratin khai raiy-yarah
So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
- 99:8
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ
Wa maiy-y'amal mithqala zarratin sharraiy-yarah
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
About Surah Az-Zalzala
- How many verses does Surah Az-Zalzala have?
- Surah Az-Zalzala has 8 verses (ayat). It is chapter 99 of the Holy Quran and begins in Juz 30.
- Is Surah Az-Zalzala Meccan or Medinan?
- Surah Az-Zalzala is a Medinan surah, revealed in Medina.
- What does "Az-Zalzala" mean in English?
- Az-Zalzala means "The Earthquake" in English.