The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
When the sun is covered, 1 And when the stars fall down. 2 the mountains are scattered about as dust, 3 And when the camels are left untended, 4 And when the wild animals are made to go forth, 5 and when the seas are set on fire, 6 And when souls are reunited, 7 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was slain, 9 And when the written pages of deeds (good and bad) of every person shall be laid open; 10 And when the sky is stripped away 11 hell is made to blaze, 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared. 14 No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars 15 That run their course (and) hide themselves, 16 And the close of night, 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle, 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 [the word] of one to be heeded, and worthy of trust! 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 He certainly saw him (Gabriel) high up on the horizon in his original form 23 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen. 24 The Quran is not the word of condemned satan. 25 Where then will you go? 26 This [message] is no less than a reminder to all mankind 27 for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; 28 Though you cannot desire except as God will, the Lord of all the worlds. 29