Answer: Surat az-Zalzalah and its Interpretation

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

{When the earth is shaken with a mighty quake, and the earth throws out its burdens, and man says, “What is the matter with it?” On that Day it will recount all its news, because your Lord has inspired it [to do so]. On that Day all people will come forward in separate groups to be shown their deeds. So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.} [Surat az-Zalzalah: 1-8]

Interpretation

1. {إِذَا زُلۡزِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ زِلۡزَالَهَا} : When the earth is severely shaken on the Day of Judgment.

2. {وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ أَثۡقَالَهَا} : And when the earth brings out what is inside it of the dead and other things.

3. {وَقَالَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مَا لَهَا} : And man says confusedly: "Why is the earth moving and shaking like that?!"

4. {يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُحَدِّثُ أَخۡبَارَهَا} : On that great Day, the earth will speak of what goodness and evil had been done on it.

5. {بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوۡحَىٰ لَهَا} : Because Allah informed it and commanded it to do so.

6. {يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَصۡدُرُ ٱلنَّاسُ أَشۡتَاتٗا لِّيُرَوۡاْ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ} : On that great Day, when the earth is shaken, people will come in groups for Reckoning and they will be shown their worldly deeds.

7. {فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيۡرٗا يَرَهُۥ} : Whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it in front of him.

8. {وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِثۡقَالَ ذَرَّةٖ شَرّٗا يَرَهُۥۥ} : And whoever does its weight of evil will see it in front of him.