The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
When the sun shall be wound round, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 the mountains are scattered about as dust, 3 And when the camels are left untended, 4 the wild beasts are herded together, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 And when the souls he paired, 7 And the little girl buried alive is asked 8 for what offence was she killed? 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 And when the heaven shall be stripped, 11 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; 12 when Paradise is brought close: 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 No! I swear by the slinkers, 15 the planets that run their course and set, 16 And by the night as it closes in 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 with strength endowed, secure with Him who in almightiness is enthroned 20 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy. 21 And your companion is not gone mad. 22 he truly beheld [the angel - beheld] him on the clear horizon; 23 he is not niggardly of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the word of an outcast devil. 25 When whither go ye? 26 This is merely a reminder to all mankind; 27 For the one among you who wishes to become upright. 28 And what will you wish, except if Allah wills – the Lord of the Creation. 29