The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is wound up; 1 The stars turn dim and scatter, 2 And when the mountains are removed 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 and when all beasts are gathered together, 5 And when the seas are set on fire, 6 And when the souls are paired 7 And when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was killed 9 when the records of men's deeds are laid open, 10 And when the heaven has its covering removed, 11 hell is made to blaze, 12 and Paradise is brought near, 13 then shall each person know what he has brought along. 14 BUT NAY! I call to witness the revolving stars, 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 and the night as it darkly falls, 17 by the dawn sighing, 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion, 20 [the word] of one to be heeded, and worthy of trust! 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon. 23 nor does he grudge (conveying this knowledge about) the Unseen; 24 And it (the Quran) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan). 25 Where to are you then heading? 26 This is naught but an admonition unto the worlds 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