The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is covered, 1 And when the stars fall down. 2 And when the mountains are made to pass away, 3 And when the camels are left untended, 4 and when all beasts are gathered together, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 And when the souls he paired, 7 And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked 8 for what sin she was killed, 9 And when the pages are made public 10 and when heaven is laid bare, 11 and when Hell is set ablaze, 12 and Paradise brought nigh: 13 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]. 14 Rather, I swear by the returning 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 and sit during the day, or by the darkening night 17 and the morn as it breathes. 18 behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle, 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 [the word] of one to be heeded, and worthy of trust! 21 Your Companion is not mad, 22 And indeed he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east). 23 nor does he grudge (conveying this knowledge about) the Unseen; 24 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan, 25 So whither do you stray? 26 This is naught but an admonition unto the worlds 27 for whosoever of you who would go straight; 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29