The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sun is covered, 1 And when the stars fall, dispersing, 2 And when the mountains are removed 3 the young barren camels are abandoned, 4 And when the wild animals are made to go forth, 5 and when the seas boil over, 6 And when the souls are paired. 7 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked 8 For what crime she was put to death; 9 And when the Records of Account are laid bare. 10 when heaven is stripped, 11 When Hell is set ablaze, 12 when Paradise shall be brought nigh, 13 then shall a soul know what it has produced. 14 I do not need to swear by the orbiting 15 Those that run [their courses] and disappear - 16 and by the night as it recedes, 17 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;- 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 Obeyed (by the angels), trustworthy there (in the heavens). 21 Your companion is not one possessed: 22 And indeed he saw him on the clear horizon. (Prophet Mohammed saw Angel Jibreel in his true shape – peace and blessings be upon them). 23 And this Prophet is not miserly upon the hidden. (Allah gave the knowledge of the hidden to the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him.) 24 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned. 25 Where to are you then heading? 26 This [message] is no less than a reminder to all mankind 27 to everyone of you who wills to walk a straight way. 28 but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being. 29