Surah Az-Zalzalah

الزلزلة

Full text, transliteration, translation and color-coded tajweed

8 verses
Medinan
Juz 30
Page 599
58 s to listen
19 tajweed rules

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36 words
Order of revelation: 93

Az-Zalzalah (الزلزلة) is surah 99 of the Quran: Medinan, 8 verses, in juz 30, page 599 of the Madani Mushaf. Listening takes 58 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation. Here is the full text of Az-Zalzalah with color-coded tajweed, transliteration, translation of the meaning and an explanation of each verse.

The full text of Az-Zalzalah

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾

idhā zulzilati l-arḍu zilzālahā

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾

wa'akhrajati l-arḍu 'athqālahā

And the earth discharges its burdens

See verse 84:4.
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾

waqāla l-insānu mā lahā

And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -

In terror and amazement.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾

yawma'idhin tuḥaddithu 'akhbārahā

That Day, it will report its news
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾

bi'anna rabbaka 'awḥā lahā

Because your Lord has inspired [i.e., commanded] it.
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾

yawma'idhiy yaṣduru n-nāsu 'ashtātal liyuraw 'aʿmālahum

That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.

From the place of Judgement to their final abode. Another interpretation is "emerge separately" (from the graves).
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٧﴾

famay yaʿmal mithqāla dharratin khayray yarah

So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,

Or "the weight of a small ant."
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ ﴿٨﴾

wamay yaʿmal mithqāla dharratin sharray yarah

And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.

In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.

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Tajweed in Az-Zalzalah, by the numbers

The 19 color-coded rules of Az-Zalzalah, from most to least frequent
Rule	Count	Examples
Idgham with Ghunnah	5	يَوْمَئِذٍ99:6 فَمَن99:7
Hamzat al-Wasl	4	ٱلْأَرْضُ99:1 ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ99:3
Ikhfa	3	ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ99:3 يَوْمَئِذٍ99:4
Ghunnah	2	بِأَنَّ99:5 ٱلنَّاسُ99:6
Madd Tabee'ee	2	ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ99:3 أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ99:6
Idgham without Ghunnah	1	أَشْتَاتًا99:6
Lam Shamsiyyah	1	ٱلنَّاسُ99:6
Unpronounced letter	1	لِّيُرَوْا۟99:6

Surah Az-Zalzalah tajweed, verse by verse

The meaning of Az-Zalzalah, verse by verse

Show the meaning of the 8 verses

99:1
When the earth will be shaken vigorously, which will happen to it on the Day of Judgement.
99:2
And the earth will remove everything from within itself, i.e. the dead and other things.
99:3
And the human will say, confused: “What is the matter with the earth, that it is moving and shaking?”
99:4
On that great day, the earth will inform regarding the good and evil deeds that were committed upon it.
99:5
Because Allah will have taught it and commanded it to do so.
99:6
On that great day on which the earth will quake, the humans will come to of the place of reckoning in groups, to see the deeds they committed in the world.
99:7
So whoever did a good or righteous deed equal to the weight of a small ant, will see it in front of him.
99:8
And whoever did an evil deed equal to that, will see that in front of him also.

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surah Az-Zalzalah?

8 verses and 36 words. It starts in juz 30 and covers page 599 of the Madani Mushaf.

Is Az-Zalzalah Meccan or Medinan?

Medinan, according to the classification of the Madani Mushaf. In the order of revelation, it comes 93rd.

How long does it take to listen to Az-Zalzalah?

58 s with al-Husary's teaching recitation (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim), which is slower than a usual recitation.

Which tajweed rules are in Az-Zalzalah?

19 rules are color-coded on this page. The most frequent in Az-Zalzalah: Idgham with Ghunnah (5), Hamzat al-Wasl (4) and Ikhfa (3).

How can I practice reciting Surah Az-Zalzalah and get corrected?

Recite Surah Az-Zalzalah out loud in the Tilawa app, on iPhone or Android: it follows every word of Az-Zalzalah, then shows you the words and tajweed rules to work on, with the correct recitation to replay.

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