The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness] 1 the stars are made to fade away, 2 And when the mountains are made to pass away, 3 And when the camels are left untended, 4 when the savage beasts shall be mustered, 5 And when the seas are set afire. 6 And when souls are united, 7 and when the girl-child buried alive shall be asked: 8 for what crime she was slain, 9 And when the Records of Account are laid bare. 10 And when the heaven has its covering removed, 11 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward. 14 But nay! I swear by the stars, 15 Moving swiftly and hiding themselves, 16 And by the night when it departeth, 17 And the morning when it brightens, 18 This is indeed the recitation of an honoured Noble Messenger. (Angel Jibreel – peace and blessings be upon him.) 19 endowed with power and held in honour by the Lord of the Throne -- 20 obeyed, and honest. 21 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed; 22 And indeed he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) saw him [Jibrael (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east). 23 nor does he grudge (conveying this knowledge about) the Unseen; 24 And the Qur’an is not the recitation of Satan the outcast. 25 where then are you going? 26 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, 27 for whosoever of you who would go straight; 28 but you shall not, unless Allah wills, the Lord of all the Worlds. 29