The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 when the stars shall scatter away, 2 and when the mountains are made to vanish, 3 the young barren camels are abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together; 5 And when the seas are set afire. 6 And when souls are reunited, 7 And when the girl buried alive shall be asked: 8 for what crime she was slain, 9 and when the scrolls of (men's) deeds shall be unfolded, 10 The curtain drawn back from the skies, 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 And when Paradise shall be brought near, 13 then shall each person know what he has brought along. 14 Rather, I swear by the returning 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 And the night when it departs, 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 That this is indeed the word of an honoured Messenger, 19 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position], 20 there he is obeyed and held trustworthy. 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. 24 And it is not the word of an accursed Satan; 25 where then are you going? 26 This is merely a reminder to all mankind; 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29