The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sunlight is rolled up. 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 and when the mountains are made to vanish, 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 when the savage beasts shall be mustered, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 when the souls are coupled (to their body), 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 for what crime she had been slain, 9 the records of deeds are made public, 10 when the sky is unveiled, 11 and Hell is stoked, 12 when Paradise is brought near, 13 Every soul will then come know what it has brought. 14 I swear by the receding stars, 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 by the night swarming, 17 and the morning when it extends, 18 Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger, 19 Owner of strength, of established dignity with the Lord of the Throne. 20 Obeyed (by the angels), trustworthy there (in the heavens). 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon. 23 He is not avid of the Unseen. 24 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]. 25 Whither then go ye? 26 Verily, this (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). 27 For those of you who desire to walk the path that is straight, 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29