The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
When the sun shall be folded up, 1 when the stars shall be thrown down, 2 And when the hills are moved, 3 And when the camels are left untended, 4 when the savage beasts are gathered 5 And when the seas rise, 6 And when the souls are paired. 7 and when the girl-child buried alive shall be asked: 8 For what crime she was killed; 9 when the scrolls shall be unrolled, 10 And when the sky is torn away, 11 And when the Scorch shall be made to blaze, 12 And when the Garden shall be brought nigh, 13 [on that Day] every human being will come to know what he has prepared [for himself]. 14 Oh, but I call to witness the planets, 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 and by the night as it recedes, 17 And by oath of the morning when it takes birth. 18 truly this is the word of a noble Messenger 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy. 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) on the clear horizon, 23 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer. 24 Nor is it the word of a satan accursed. 25 So where are you going? 26 This is merely a reminder to all mankind; 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 But you cannot will it unless God, the Sustainer of all the worlds, wills [to show you that way]. 29