99

The Earthquake

99:1

إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken ˹in˺ its ultimate quaking,
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99:2

وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا
and when the earth throws out ˹all˺ its contents,
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99:3

وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
and humanity cries, “What is wrong with it?”—
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99:4

يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا
on that Day the earth will recount everything,
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99:5

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا
having been inspired by your Lord ˹to do so˺.
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99:6

يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ
On that Day people will proceed in separate groups to be shown ˹the consequences of˺ their deeds.
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99:7

فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ
So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it.
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99:8

وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ
And whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.
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