The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
When the sun is wound up; 1 the stars are made to fade away, 2 When the mountains vanish (like a mirage); 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 And when the seas are set on fire, 6 And when the souls he paired, 7 And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked 8 Upon what sin was she killed for. 9 When the ledgers are laid open, 10 the heavens are unveiled, 11 When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat; 12 and Paradise brought nigh: 13 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared. 14 So I swear by the retreating stars - 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 And by the night as it closes in 17 And by the dawn when it breathes 18 Truly, this is the word brought by a noble messenger, 19 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy. 21 Your companion is not mad. 22 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon. 23 he is not grudging of the Unseen. 24 nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. 25 When whither go ye? 26 It is naught but a reminder for the nations, 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds. 29