The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness] 1 The stars turn dim and scatter, 2 The mountains made to move, 3 and when she-camels big with young, about to give birth, are left untended, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together; 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 And when souls are reunited, 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 for what crime she was slain, 9 when the records of men's deeds are laid open, 10 when heaven shall be stripped off; 11 and Hell is stoked, 12 when Paradise is brought near, 13 Every soul will then come know what it has brought. 14 No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars 15 The planets withdrawing into themselves, 16 by the night swarming, 17 and the first breath of morning. 18 it is indeed the word of an Honorable Messenger, 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 who is obeyed there and is worthy of trust. 21 (O people of Makkah), your companion is not mad; 22 He had surely seen Him on the clear horizon. 23 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer. 24 Nor is this the word of an outcast devil. 25 Whither then go ye? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 for whosoever of you who would go straight; 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29