Surah Al-Hajj 22:1 — translation and meaning

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ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ

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ۚ
يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O (mankind)
النَّاسُ
al-nasu
(O) mankind
اتَّقُوا
ittaqu
Fear
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
your Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
زَلْزَلَةَ
zalzalata
(the) convulsion
السَّاعَةِ
al-sa'ati
(of) the Hour
شَيْءٌ
shayon
(is) a thing
عَظِيمٌ
azimun
great

Transliteration

Yaaa ayyuhan naasuttaqoo Rabbakum; inna zalzalatas Saa'ati shai'un 'azeem

Translation

O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.

Verse interpretation (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.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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