The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
When the sun shall be folded up, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 And when the hills are moved, 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 And when the seas are filled with flame 6 And when souls are united, 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 For what crime she was put to death; 9 when the scrolls are unrolled, 10 When the world on High is unveiled; 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 and Paradise is brought near, 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 So, I call the receding stars to witness, 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 And by the night when it departeth, 17 and the morn as it softly breathes: 18 Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger, 19 who is honored in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy. 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 And indeed he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east). 23 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer. 24 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan, 25 Whither then go ye? 26 This [message] is no less than a reminder to all mankind 27 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight: 28 Though you cannot desire except as God will, the Lord of all the worlds. 29