The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 And when the stars shall dart down, 2 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage); 3 When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended; 4 when the savage beasts shall be brought together, 5 and when the seas are set on fire, 6 when the souls are coupled (to their body), 7 And the little girl buried alive is asked 8 for what sin she was killed, 9 And when the pages are laid open, 10 And when the heaven has its covering removed, 11 And when the Scorch shall be made to blaze, 12 And Paradise brought near, 13 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared. 14 No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 And by the night when it departeth, 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 Verily this is the word of a noble message-bearer; 19 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position], 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 Your Companion is not mad, 22 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. 23 And he is not avid of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the word of an outcast devil. 25 Whither then go ye? 26 It is naught but a reminder for the nations, 27 to every one of you who wishes to tread the straight path. 28 but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes. 29