The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sun shall be wound round, 1 when the stars are thrown down, 2 when the mountains shall be set in motion, 3 when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, 4 And when the wild animals are made to go forth, 5 when the seas are set boiling, 6 And when souls are reunited, 7 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was slain. 9 When the ledgers are laid open, 10 the heavens are unveiled, 11 and when the blazing fire [of hell] is kindled bright, 12 when Paradise shall be brought nigh, 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede, 15 orbiting, disappearing; 16 And by the night as it departs; 17 by the dawn sighing, 18 truly this is the word of a noble Messenger 19 having power, with the Lord of the Throne secure, 20 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy; 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon. 23 He is not chary of making public what is unknown. 24 Nor is this the word of a stoned satan. 25 Whither then will you go? 26 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, 27 for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; 28 but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being. 29