Surah Az-Zalzala word by word

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Az-Zalzala (الزلزلة) word by word, in full: Medinan, revealed in Medina, 8 verses, 36 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 36 words to discover, Surah Az-Zalzala becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

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Verse 2
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Verse 4
Verse 5
Verse 6
Verse 7
Verse 8
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Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 4 words

إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا

When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake

إِذَا idhā When

زُلْزِلَتِ zul'zilati is shaken

ٱلْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth

زِلْزَالَهَا zil'zālahā (with) its earthquake

Verse 2 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 3 words

وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

And the earth discharges its burdens

وَأَخْرَجَتِ wa-akhrajati And brings forth

ٱلْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth

أَثْقَالَهَا athqālahā its burdens

Verse 3 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 4 words

وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا

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

وَقَالَ waqāla And says

ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ l-insānu man

مَا mā What

لَهَا lahā (is) with it

Verse 4 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 3 words

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا

That Day, it will report its news

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin That Day

تُحَدِّثُ tuḥaddithu it will report

أَخْبَارَهَا akhbārahā its news

Verse 5 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 4 words

بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا

Because your Lord has commanded it.

بِأَنَّ bi-anna Because

رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord

أَوْحَىٰ awḥā inspired

لَهَا lahā [to] it

Verse 6 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 6 words

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَصْدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًۭا لِّيُرَوْا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ

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

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ yawma-idhin That Day

يَصْدُرُ yaṣduru will proceed

ٱلنَّاسُ l-nāsu the mankind

أَشْتَاتًۭا ashtātan (in) scattered groups

لِّيُرَوْا۟ liyuraw to be shown

أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ aʿmālahum their deeds

Verse 7 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 6 words

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًۭا يَرَهُۥ

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

فَمَن faman So whoever

يَعْمَلْ yaʿmal does

مِثْقَالَ mith'qāla (equal to the) weight

ذَرَّةٍ dharratin (of) an atom

خَيْرًۭا khayran good

يَرَهُۥ yarahu will see it

Verse 8 - Surah Az-Zalzala: 6 words

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍۢ شَرًّۭا يَرَهُۥ

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

وَمَن waman And whoever