The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
When the sun shall be folded up, 1 And when the stars fall, 2 And when the mountains are made to pass away, 3 when the pregnant camels shall be neglected, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 and when the seas are set on fire, 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 when the buried infant shall be asked 8 for what offence was she killed? 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 And when the heaven is torn away. 11 when Hell is set ablaze, 12 And when the Garden shall be brought nigh, 13 Then every soul shall know that which it hath presented. 14 BUT NAY! I call to witness the revolving stars, 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 by the night when it approaches 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position], 20 who is obeyed there and is worthy of trust. 21 And your companion is not gone mad. 22 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon. 23 And he is not avid of the Unseen. 24 nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. 25 So where are you going? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 27 For those of you who desire to walk the path that is straight, 28 And ye shall not will unless it be that Allah, the Lord of the worlds, willeth. 29