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Surah 99: The EarthquakeThe Earthquake
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Surah 99: The Earthquake, The Shakingسُورَةُ الزَّلۡزَلَةِ
1When Earth is shaken with her (final) earthquake 2And Earth yieldeth up her burdens, 3And man saith: What aileth her? 4That day she will relate her chronicles, 5Because thy Lord inspireth her. 6That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds. 7And whoso doeth good an atom's weight will see it then, 8And whoso doeth ill an atom's weight will see it then.
1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا 2وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا 3وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا 4يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا 5بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا 6يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ 7فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ 8وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ