The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is shrouded in darkness, 1 And when the stars fall, 2 And when the mountains are removed 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 when the savage beasts are gathered 5 when the seas shall be set boiling, 6 when the souls shall be rejoined (with their bodies), 7 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked 8 Upon what sin was she killed for. 9 When the ledgers are laid open, 10 when heaven is stripped, 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 And when the Garden shall be brought nigh, 13 Then every soul shall know that which it hath presented. 14 No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars 15 That run their course (and) hide themselves, 16 The closing night, 17 And the morning when it brightens, 18 truly this is the word of a noble Messenger 19 Full of power, well-established (in position) with the Lord and Master of the Throne, 20 (One) to be obeyed, and trustworthy; 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 He had surely seen Him on the clear horizon. 23 He is not avid of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this [message] the word of any satanic force accursed. 25 Whither then will you go? 26 It is nothing but Good Counsel for everyone in the world, 27 for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29