Al-Muzzammil 73:12–14
The Day the earth shakes
إِنَّ لَدَيْنَآ أَنكَالًۭا وَجَحِيمًۭا ١٢ وَطَعَامًۭا ذَا غُصَّةٍۢ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًۭا ١٣ يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ وَكَانَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَثِيبًۭا مَّهِيلًا ١٤
The meaning, simply
With Allah, for the deniers in the Hereafter, are heavy shackles and a Fire, food that sticks in the throat, and a painful punishment. That is on the Day the earth and the mountains shake, and the mountains become heaps of scattered sand.
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.
Words to understand
- أَنكَالًۭا
- heavy chains
- تَرْجُفُ
- shakes
- كَثِيبًۭا مَّهِيلًا
- a heap of sliding sand
Think with me
The strong mountains will become sand. What stays with a person and never fades?