The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
When the sun Kuwwirat (wound round and lost its light and is overthrown). 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 when the mountains shall be set in motion, 3 And when the camels are left untended, 4 when the savage beasts shall be mustered, 5 the oceans are brought to a boil, 6 When souls are reunited (with the bodies) 7 when the buried female infant is asked 8 For what sin she was slain. 9 When the ledgers are laid open, 10 the heavens are unveiled, 11 when Hell is set ablaze, 12 And when the garden is brought nigh, 13 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]. 14 But nay! I swear by the stars, 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 and the night that falls, 17 and the first breath of morning. 18 Verily this is the word of a noble message-bearer; 19 The mighty, the honoured in the presence of the Lord of the Throne. 20 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy. 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 He certainly saw him (Gabriel) high up on the horizon in his original form 23 he is not grudging of the Unseen. 24 And the Qur’an is not the recitation of Satan the outcast. 25 So where are you going? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 For the one among you who wishes to become upright. 28 Though you cannot desire except as God will, the Lord of all the worlds. 29