The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun shall be wound round, 1 And when the stars shall dart down, 2 and when the mountains are moved, 3 And when milch camels roam abandoned. 4 And when the wild beasts are gathered 5 When the oceans boil over with a swell; 6 And when the souls he paired, 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 For what crime she was put to death; 9 the records of deeds are made public, 10 and when Heaven is laid bare; 11 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 then shall each person know what he has brought along. 14 Rather, I swear by the returning 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 and the night that falls, 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 Truly, this is the word brought by a noble messenger, 19 endowed with power and held in honour by the Lord of the Throne -- 20 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust. 21 Your companion is not one possessed: 22 He certainly saw him (Gabriel) high up on the horizon in his original form 23 He is not avid of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the word of an outcast devil. 25 So where are you going? 26 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds. 29