The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is wound up; 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage); 3 when ten-month pregnant camels are left untended, 4 and when all beasts are gathered together, 5 and when the seas are set on fire, 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 For what sin she was killed? 9 When the scrolls are laid open; 10 And when the heaven shall be stripped off and taken away from its place; 11 and when Hell is set ablaze, 12 And when the garden is brought nigh, 13 then, each soul shall know what it has produced. 14 So, I call the receding stars to witness, 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 by the night when it approaches 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger 19 Full of power, well-established (in position) with the Lord and Master of the Throne, 20 The one who is obeyed, and trustworthy. (Other angels obey angel Jibreel). 21 Your companion (Muhammad) does not suffer from any mental illness 22 Assuredly he beheld him in the horizon manifest. 23 He (Muhammad) is not accused of lying about the unseen. 24 And the Qur’an is not the recitation of Satan the outcast. 25 Whither then will you go? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 27 to every one of you who wishes to tread the straight path. 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29