The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
When the sun is covered, 1 And when the stars fall, dispersing, 2 when the mountains shall be set in motion, 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 when the savage beasts shall be brought together, 5 And when the seas are set on fire, 6 and when all human beings are coupled [with their deeds,] 7 and when the girl-child that was buried alive is made to ask 8 for what crime she was slain, 9 And when the Records of Account are laid bare. 10 And when the sky is torn away, 11 And when the hell is kindled up, 12 when Paradise shall be brought nigh, 13 then shall each person know what he has brought along. 14 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede, 15 stars which are visible during the night 16 The closing night, 17 and the first breath of morning. 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 Owner of strength, of established dignity with the Lord of the Throne. 20 Obeyed (by the angels), trustworthy there (in the heavens). 21 Your companion is not one possessed: 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the word of a stoned satan. 25 So where are you going? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 27 to every one of you who wishes to tread the straight path. 28 but you shall not, unless Allah wills, the Lord of all the Worlds. 29