The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sun shall be wound round, 1 when the stars are thrown down, 2 And when the mountains shall made to pass away; 3 when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 And when the seas are set afire. 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 For what crime she was killed; 9 And when the books are spread, 10 And when the heaven is torn away. 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 and Paradise brought nigh: 13 (Then) every soul will know what it hath made ready. 14 So I swear by the retreating stars - 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 and the night that falls, 17 And by the dawn when it breathes 18 behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle, 19 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position], 20 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust. 21 And your comrade is not mad. 22 He certainly saw him (Gabriel) high up on the horizon in his original form 23 And this Prophet is not miserly upon the hidden. (Allah gave the knowledge of the hidden to the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him.) 24 nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. 25 So whither do you stray? 26 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, 27 For the one among you who wishes to become upright. 28 but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being. 29