The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 And when the hills are moved, 3 the young barren camels are abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts are herded together, 5 And when the seas are set afire. 6 And when souls are united, 7 and when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 for what sin she was killed, 9 when the records of men's deeds are laid open, 10 And when the sky is torn away, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 And when Paradise is brought near, 13 Every soul will know what it had prepared. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 Those that run [their courses] and disappear - 16 And by the night as it closes in 17 and brightening morning, 18 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger, 19 having power, with the Lord of the Throne secure, 20 there he is obeyed and held trustworthy. 21 And your companion is not [at all] mad. 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 And he is of the unseen not a tenacious concealer. 24 Nor is this [message] the word of any satanic force accursed. 25 So whither do you stray? 26 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds: 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29