Qurrahإِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ١
idhā zul'zilati l-arḍu zil'zālahā
When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake
سورة الزلزلة
Surah Az-Zalzalah · The Earthquake
The full surah in the Uthmani script, with the transliteration and the English meaning (Saheeh International) of each ayah, and recitation by Sheikh al-Husary and Sheikh al-Minshawi.
Memorize Surah Az-Zalzalah with your childبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ٢
wa-akhrajati l-arḍu athqālahā
And the earth discharges its burdens
وَقَالَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مَا لَهَا ٣
waqāla l-insānu mā lahā
And man says, "What is [wrong] with it?" -
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-idhin yaṣduru l-nāsu ashtātan liyuraw aʿmālahum
That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ ٧
faman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin khayran yarah
So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ ٨
waman yaʿmal mith'qāla dharratin sharran yarah
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
Memorize it with your child in Qurrah
In Qurrah, your child memorizes the surah step by step:
- They listen to the ayah from the teaching sheikh.
- They repeat it with him two or three times.
- They recite it from memory and record their voice for a parent to hear.
- It comes back in review until it sticks.
Quran text in the Uthmani script, Hafs from 'Asim. English meaning: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Quran.com.