The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 And when the stars shall fall; 2 And when the mountains shall made to pass away; 3 The ten-month pregnant female camels are abandoned, 4 when the savage beasts shall be mustered, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 And when the souls he paired, 7 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked 8 For what crime she was killed; 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 when the sky is unveiled, 11 When Hell is set ablaze, 12 when Paradise is brought close: 13 then, each soul shall know what it has produced. 14 So I swear by the retreating stars - 15 that hide, 16 And by the night when it departeth, 17 The rising dawn, 18 Verily it is a Word brought by a messenger honoured, 19 one mighty and held in honour with the Lord of the Throne; 20 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy; 21 Nor is your companion distracted. 22 And indeed he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east). 23 And he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) withholds not a knowledge of the unseen. 24 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan, 25 So whither do you stray? 26 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds: 27 For the one among you who wishes to become upright. 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29