The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun shall be folded up, 1 And when the stars fall, dispersing, 2 And when the mountains are driven. 3 The ten-month pregnant female camels are abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like); 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 for what offence was she killed? 9 and when the scrolls of (men's) deeds shall be unfolded, 10 And when the heaven has its covering removed, 11 when Hell shall be set blazing, 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 then shall a soul know what it has produced. 14 Oh, but I call to witness the planets, 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 And the close of night, 17 and the morn as it breathes. 18 This is indeed the recitation of an honoured Noble Messenger. 19 who is honored in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 [the word] of one to be heeded, and worthy of trust! 21 Your companion is not mad. 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 And this Prophet is not miserly upon the hidden. 24 Nor is this the word of an outcast devil. 25 Where then will you go? 26 That is but an advice to the entire creation! 27 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight: 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29