The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 when the mountains shall be set moving, 3 And when the camels big with young are abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts are gathered 5 When the oceans boil over with a swell; 6 And when the souls shall be joined with their bodies; 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 for what sin she was killed, 9 And when the books are spread, 10 and when heaven is laid bare, 11 when Hell is set ablaze, 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 So I swear by the retreating stars - 15 Moving swiftly and hiding themselves, 16 And the close of night, 17 And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness;- 18 that the Quran is the word of the honorable angelic, mighty Messenger 19 Owner of power, and high rank with (Allah) the Lord of the Throne, 20 obeyed, and honest. 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon. 23 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen. 24 nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. 25 When whither go ye? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 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