The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sun is covered, 1 And when the stars darken, 2 And when the hills are moved, 3 when the ten-months pregnant camels shall be abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 and when the seas boil over, 6 And when the souls are paired 7 And when the girl buried alive shall be asked: 8 for what sin she was killed, 9 When the scrolls are laid open; 10 When the world on High is unveiled; 11 When Hell is set ablaze, 12 And when Paradise is brought near. 13 then shall each person know what he has brought along. 14 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede, 15 Those that run [their courses] and disappear - 16 And by oath of the night when it turns back. 17 The rising dawn, 18 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger 19 The mighty, the honoured in the presence of the Lord of the Throne. 20 obeyed, moreover trusty. 21 Your companion is not one possessed: 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) on the clear horizon, 23 and he is not one to begrudge others the knowledge [of whatever has been revealed to him] out of that which is beyond the reach of human Perception. 24 Nor is this the word of a stoned satan. 25 When whither go ye? 26 It is naught but a reminder for the nations, 27 for whosoever of you who would go straight; 28 but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes. 29