The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 And when the stars fall, dispersing, 2 And when the hills are moved, 3 The ten-month pregnant female camels are abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together; 5 And when the seas shall be filled, 6 And when the souls are paired 7 and when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was slain, 9 And when the books are spread, 10 When the world on High is unveiled; 11 And when hell is further enflamed. 12 and when paradise is brought into view: 13 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 Go straight, or hide; 16 And by the night as it closes in 17 and the first breath of morning. 18 That this is indeed the word of an honoured Messenger, 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) on the clear horizon, 23 and he is not one to begrudge others the knowledge [of whatever has been revealed to him] out of that which is beyond the reach of human Perception. 24 Nor is this the word of a stoned satan. 25 So where are you going? 26 Verily, this (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29