The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
When the sun shall be wound round, 1 And when the stars shall fall; 2 And when the mountains are driven. 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 when the savage beasts are gathered 5 the oceans are brought to a boil, 6 when the souls shall be rejoined (with their bodies), 7 when the buried female infant is asked 8 For what sin she was killed? 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 the heavens are unveiled, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 And when Paradise shall be brought near, 13 then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds. 14 I swear by the receding stars, 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 and the night as it darkly falls, 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 Verily it is a Word brought by a messenger honoured, 19 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 Your companion is not one possessed: 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 And he is not avid of the Unseen. 24 nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. 25 where then are you going? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 27 For him among you who pleases to go straight. 28 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds. 29