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This surah depicts the eschatological moment when the earth trembles violently, causing all within it to flee to their Lord, affirming the inevitability of divine judgment and the resurrection of humanity.
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King James Version (1611)
The most influential English translation ever made. Sometimes archaic, but the standard PD English text.
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When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquakeWhen the Place is Sh… 2And the earth discharges its burdens 3And man says, "What is [wrong] with it 4That Day, it will report its news 5Because your Lord has commanded it 6That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds 7So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it 8And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it
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1إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا 2وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا 3وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا 4يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا 5بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا 6يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ 7فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ 8وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥ
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