The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
When the sun is overthrown, 1 And when the stars darken, 2 and when the mountains are moved, 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 when the savage beasts shall be mustered, 5 And when the seas are set afire. 6 And when the souls are paired 7 And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked 8 Upon what sin was she killed for. 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 And when the sky is torn away, 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 And when Paradise shall be brought near, 13 then shall a soul know what it has produced. 14 Rather, I swear by the returning 15 orbiting, disappearing; 16 And by the night as it closes in 17 And the morning when it brightens, 18 Verily this is the word of a noble message-bearer; 19 Owner of strength, of established dignity with the Lord of the Throne. 20 The one who is obeyed, and trustworthy. (Other angels obey angel Jibreel). 21 Your Companion is not mad, 22 He certainly saw him (Gabriel) high up on the horizon in his original form 23 He is not avid of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the word of a stoned satan. 25 So whither do you stray? 26 This is merely a reminder to all mankind; 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 And you will not, unless (it be) that Allah wills, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). 29