The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is covered, 1 when the stars shall scatter away, 2 when the mountains shall be set in motion, 3 When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended; 4 And when wild animals are herded together. 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 when the souls are coupled (to their body), 7 And when the girl buried alive shall be asked: 8 for what sin she was killed, 9 And when the books are spread, 10 when heaven shall be stripped off; 11 And when Hellfire is set ablaze 12 and Paradise is brought near, 13 then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds. 14 I do not need to swear by the orbiting 15 Who move straight and stop. 16 and sit during the day, or by the darkening night 17 The rising dawn, 18 behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle, 19 Full of power, well-established (in position) with the Lord and Master of the Throne, 20 there he is obeyed and held trustworthy. 21 Your companion is not mad. 22 He had surely seen Him on the clear horizon. 23 And this Prophet is not miserly upon the hidden. (Allah gave the knowledge of the hidden to the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him.) 24 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan, 25 So where are you going? 26 That is but an advice to the entire creation! 27 For whoever wills among you to take a right course. 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29