The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is wound up; 1 when the stars shall scatter away, 2 when the mountains shall be set in motion, 3 and when she-camels big with young, about to give birth, are left untended, 4 when the savage beasts shall be brought together, 5 And when the seas rise, 6 souls are reunited with their bodies, 7 And when the girl buried alive shall be asked: 8 For what sin she was killed 9 And when the pages are made public 10 The curtain drawn back from the skies, 11 And when the Scorch shall be made to blaze, 12 and Paradise brought nigh: 13 then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 Who move straight and stop. 16 and the night that falls, 17 and brightening morning, 18 Verily, this is the Word (this Quran brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibrael (Gabriel), from Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)]. 19 who is honored in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust. 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 he truly beheld [the angel - beheld] him on the clear horizon; 23 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the word of a stoned satan. 25 So whither do you stray? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29