The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sunlight is rolled up. 1 When the stars fall, losing their lustre; 2 and the mountains have been taken, 3 when the pregnant camels shall be neglected, 4 And when the wild beasts are herded together, 5 when the seas are set boiling, 6 And when souls are reunited, 7 And when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 for what sin she was killed, 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 and when heaven is laid bare, 11 and Hell is stoked, 12 when Paradise is brought close: 13 then shall a soul know what it has produced. 14 Rather, I swear by the returning 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 And the close of night, 17 And the breath of morning 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 Your companion is not possessed; 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) 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 Whither then go ye? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 27 for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; 28 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds. 29