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Az-Zalzala

سورة الزلزلة

The Earthquake8 verses Medinan

Translated by A. J. Arberry

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

When earth is shaken with a mighty shaking

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وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

and earth brings forth her burdens,

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وَقَالَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا لَهَا

and Man says., 'What ails her?'

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يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

upon that day she shall tell her tidings

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بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

for that her Lord has inspired her.

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يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ

Upon that day men shall issue in scatterings to see their works,

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فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ

and whoso has done an atom's weight of good shall see it,

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وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ

and whoso has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it.