The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is shrouded in darkness, 1 when the stars shall scatter away, 2 And when the mountains are driven. 3 The ten-month pregnant female camels are abandoned, 4 And when wild animals are herded together. 5 And when the seas are set on fire, 6 And when the souls shall be joined with their bodies; 7 And the little girl buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was killed 9 And when the written pages of deeds (good and bad) of every person shall be laid open; 10 and when Heaven is laid bare; 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 when Paradise is brought near, 13 Then every soul shall know that which it hath presented. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 that hide, 16 And by the night as it departs; 17 And by the dawn when it breathes 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 The one who is obeyed, and trustworthy. (Other angels obey angel Jibreel). 21 And your comrade is not mad. 22 he indeed saw the message-bearer on the clear horizon; 23 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer. 24 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]. 25 Whither, then, will you go? 26 This is nothing but a Reminder to the worlds, 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 And what will you wish, except if Allah wills – the Lord of the Creation. 29