The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 And when the stars darken, 2 And when the mountains are made to pass away, 3 when ten-month pregnant camels are left untended, 4 when the savage beasts shall be brought together, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 When souls are reunited (with the bodies) 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 Upon what sin was she killed for. 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 when the sky is unveiled, 11 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; 12 And when the garden is brought nigh, 13 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 And by the night when it departeth, 17 and the morn as it breathes. 18 This is indeed the recitation of an honoured Noble Messenger. (Angel Jibreel – peace and blessings be upon him.) 19 one mighty and held in honour with the Lord of the Throne; 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) on the clear horizon, 23 And he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) withholds not a knowledge of the unseen. 24 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned. 25 Whither then go ye? 26 This is certainly the guidance for all (jinn and mankind). 27 to every one of you who wishes to tread the straight path. 28 but you shall not, unless Allah wills, the Lord of all the Worlds. 29