The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness] 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 and when the mountains are moved, 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 the wild beasts are herded together, 5 When the oceans boil over with a swell; 6 And when souls are united, 7 And when the girl-child who was buried alive is asked. 8 For what crime she was killed; 9 when the scrolls are unrolled, 10 when heaven shall be stripped off; 11 And when Hellfire is set ablaze 12 And Paradise brought near, 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 But nay! I swear by the stars, 15 The planets withdrawing into themselves, 16 and by the night as it recedes, 17 and brightening morning, 18 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger 19 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 [the word] of one to be heeded, and worthy of trust! 21 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 He is not avid of the Unseen. 24 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan, 25 Whither then go ye? 26 It is naught but a reminder for the nations, 27 For whoever wills among you to take a right course. 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29