Surah Az-Zalzala · Ayah 2·Madanī

2

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Translation

Saheeh International

And the earth discharges its burdens

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 3 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

3 words · 18 letters · āyah 2 of 8

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 56:4 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا

    When the earth is shaken with convulsion

  • Quran 86:11 · At-Taariqclose

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    By the sky which returns [rain]

  • Quran 56:3 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ

    It will bring down [some] and raise up [others].

  • Quran 84:4 · Al-Inshiqaaqrelated

    وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ

    And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]

  • Quran 75:26 · Al-Qiyaamarelated

    كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ

    No! When the soul has reached the collar bones

  • Quran 33:11 · Al-Ahzaabrelated

    هُنَالِكَ ٱبْتُلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَزُلْزِلُوا۟ زِلْزَالًا شَدِيدًا

    There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-A'raaf 7:1102 shared roots

    يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

    خ-ر-جأ-ر-ض

  • Taa-Haa 20:572 shared roots

    قَالَ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

    خ-ر-جأ-ر-ض

  • Saba 34:222 shared roots

    قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ

    ث-ق-لأ-ر-ض

  • Ar-Room 30:192 shared roots

    يُخْرِجُ ٱلْحَىَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ ٱلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ ٱلْحَىِّ وَيُحْىِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ

    خ-ر-جأ-ر-ض

  • At-Tawba 9:382 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ ٱنفِرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱثَّاقَلْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَرَضِيتُم بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مِنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ فَمَا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ

    ث-ق-لأ-ر-ض

  • Ar-Room 30:252 shared roots

    وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ أَن تَقُومَ ٱلسَّمَآءُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ بِأَمْرِهِۦ ثُمَّ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ دَعْوَةً مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِذَآ أَنتُمْ تَخْرُجُونَ

    خ-ر-جأ-ر-ض

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 99:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 99:2 include Quran 56:4 (Surah Al-Waaqia), Quran 86:11 (Surah At-Taariq), Quran 56:3 (Surah Al-Waaqia), and Quran 84:4 (Surah Al-Inshiqaaq). For example, 56:4 reads: “When the earth is shaken with convulsion” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 99:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 99:2 (Surah Az-Zalzala, The Earthquake) reads: “And the earth discharges its burdens”

Which surah is verse 99:2 in?

Quran 99:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Az-Zalzala (The Earthquake), chapter 99 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 8 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 99:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 99:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.