The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
When the sun is wound up; 1 The stars turn dim and scatter, 2 And when the mountains shall made to pass away; 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 when the seas shall be set boiling, 6 And when souls are united, 7 And when the girl buried alive shall be asked: 8 For what sin she was slain, 9 When the ledgers are laid open, 10 The curtain drawn back from the skies, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward. 14 Oh, but I call to witness the planets, 15 that hide, 16 And the close of night, 17 And the breath of morning 18 behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle, 19 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position], 20 obeyed, and honest. 21 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) on the clear horizon, 23 He is not chary of making public what is unknown. 24 Nor is this [message] the word of any satanic force accursed. 25 Then where are you going? 26 This is merely a reminder to all mankind; 27 to everyone of you who wills to walk a straight way. 28 And ye shall not will unless it be that Allah, the Lord of the worlds, willeth. 29