The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sun is wound up; 1 And when the stars darken, 2 And when the mountains are driven. 3 And when the pregnant she-camels shall be neglected; 4 and when all beasts are gathered together, 5 when the seas shall be set boiling, 6 And when the souls he paired, 7 And when the girl-child who was buried alive is asked. 8 for what crime she was slain, 9 when the scrolls are unrolled, 10 when heaven is stripped, 11 And when Hellfire is set ablaze 12 And when the garden is brought nigh, 13 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready. 14 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night). 15 Moving swiftly and hiding themselves, 16 by the night swarming, 17 And the morning when it brightens, 18 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger, 19 one mighty and held in honour with the Lord of the Throne; 20 [the word] of one to be heeded, and worthy of trust! 21 And your companion is not gone mad. 22 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon. 23 He is not avid of the Unseen. 24 And the Qur’an is not the recitation of Satan the outcast. 25 Where then will you go? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes. 29