The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sunlight is rolled up. 1 And when the stars darken, 2 when the mountains shall be set moving, 3 when the pregnant camels shall be neglected, 4 The wild beasts stampede on the run, 5 And when the seas are filled with flame 6 And when souls are reunited, 7 And when the girl buried alive shall be asked: 8 for what offence was she killed? 9 When the scrolls are laid open; 10 when heaven is stripped, 11 And when the Scorch shall be made to blaze, 12 And when Paradise is brought near. 13 then, each soul shall know what it has produced. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 Go straight, or hide; 16 and the night as it darkly falls, 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 Truly, this is the word brought by a noble messenger, 19 Owner of power, and high rank with (Allah) the Lord of the Throne, 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 Your companion is not possessed; 22 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon. 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 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]. 25 Whither then go ye? 26 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, 27 for whosoever of you who would go straight; 28 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds. 29