The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 And when the mountains shall made to pass away; 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together; 5 the oceans are brought to a boil, 6 when the souls are coupled (to their body), 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 for what crime she had been slain, 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 And when the sky is torn away, 11 And when the Scorch shall be made to blaze, 12 when Paradise is brought close: 13 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared. 14 I do not need to swear by the orbiting 15 the planets that run their course and set, 16 by the night swarming, 17 And by the dawn when it breathes 18 This is indeed the recitation of an honoured Noble Messenger. (Angel Jibreel – peace and blessings be upon him.) 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 obeyed, and honest. 21 And your companion is not gone mad. 22 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. 23 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. 24 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan, 25 where then are you going? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29