يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمۡۚ إِنَّ زَلۡزَلَةَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ شَيۡءٌ عَظِيمٞ ١
O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO mankindyāayyuhā
- ٱلنَّاسُO mankindl-nāsu
- ٱتَّقُواْFearittaqū
- رَبَّكُمۡۚyour Lordrabbakum
- إِنَّIndeedinna
- زَلۡزَلَةَ(the) convulsionzalzalata
- ٱلسَّاعَةِ(of) the Hourl-sāʿati
- شَيۡءٌ(is) a thingshayon
- عَظِيمٞgreatʿaẓīmun
Tafsir
O people, be mindful of your Lord by carrying out what He has ordered you and desisting from what He has forbidden you. The earthquake and other horrors that will accompany the Day of Judgment are a grave matter, for which it is necessary to prepare through actions which please Allah.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran