The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
When the sun shall be folded up, 1 And when the stars fall, 2 and the mountains have been taken, 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 And when wild animals are herded together. 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 when the souls are divided into different classes, 7 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked 8 for what crime she had been slain, 9 When the ledgers are laid open, 10 And when the heaven has its covering removed, 11 hell is made to blaze, 12 And when the garden is brought nigh, 13 Every soul will then come know what it has brought. 14 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night). 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 And by oath of the night when it turns back. 17 And the breath of morning 18 That this is indeed the word of an honoured Messenger, 19 who is honored in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust. 21 (O people of Makkah), your companion is not mad; 22 he indeed saw the message-bearer on the clear horizon; 23 nor does he grudge (conveying this knowledge about) the Unseen; 24 This is not the utterance of an accursed devil. 25 Then 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 But you cannot will it unless God, the Lord of the Universe, so wills it [to show you that way]. 29