The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sunlight is rolled up. 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 and when the mountains are made to vanish, 3 when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, 4 when the savage beasts shall be brought together, 5 when the seas shall be set boiling, 6 when the souls are divided into different classes, 7 when the buried female infant is asked 8 for what crime she had been slain, 9 when the scrolls are unrolled, 10 The curtain drawn back from the skies, 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 And when Paradise is brought near, 13 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]. 14 So, I call the receding stars to witness, 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 and by the night as it recedes, 17 And by oath of the morning when it takes birth. 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 endowed with power and held in honour by the Lord of the Throne -- 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 Your Companion is not mad, 22 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon. 23 He is not chary of making public what is unknown. 24 Nor is it the word of a satan accursed. 25 where then are you going? 26 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds: 27 So let those who want, choose the right guidance 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29