Az-Zalzalah (الزلزلة)
Chapter 99 · The Earthquake · Juz 30
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha
And the earth discharges its burdens
Quran 99:2 — Surah Az-Zalzalah
This is verse 2 of 8 in Surah Az-Zalzalah (الزلزلة), meaning “The Earthquake”. It is a Medinan surah — revealed in Madinah after the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah Az-Zalzalah is the 99th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 8 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa akh rajatil ardu athqaalaha
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
And the earth discharges its burdens
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا
And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
That Day, it will report its news