The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 when the stars shall be thrown down, 2 And when the mountains shall be made to pass away, 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 And when the wild animals are made to go forth, 5 and when the seas boil over, 6 souls are reunited with their bodies, 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 for what crime she was slain, 9 And when the pages are laid open, 10 and when heaven is laid bare, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 And when Paradise shall be brought near, 13 then, each soul shall know what it has produced. 14 No indeed; I swear by the alternating stars 15 Those that run [their courses] and disappear - 16 and sit during the day, or by the darkening night 17 And by oath of the morning when it takes birth. 18 Verily this is the word of a noble message-bearer; 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 Obeyed (by the angels), trustworthy there (in the heavens). 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 Assuredly he beheld him in the horizon manifest. 23 And he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) withholds not a knowledge of the unseen. 24 nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. 25 Whither then go ye? 26 This is nothing but a Reminder to the worlds, 27 for whosoever of you who would go straight; 28 but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes. 29