The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun shall be folded up, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 and when the mountains are made to vanish, 3 the young barren camels are abandoned, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together; 5 And when the seas shall be filled, 6 when the souls shall be rejoined (with their bodies), 7 and when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 For what crime she was killed; 9 And when the Records of Account are laid bare. 10 And when the heaven shall be stripped, 11 And when Hell-fire shall be kindled to fierce ablaze. 12 And when Paradise is brought near, 13 then, each soul shall know what it has produced. 14 No! I swear by the slinkers, 15 orbiting, disappearing; 16 And the close of night, 17 and the morning when it extends, 18 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger, 19 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, 20 The one who is obeyed, and trustworthy. (Other angels obey angel Jibreel). 21 And your companion is not gone mad. 22 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon. 23 He (Muhammad) is not accused of lying about the unseen. 24 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed. 25 Whither, then, will you go? 26 This is nothing but a Reminder to the worlds, 27 So let those who want, choose the right guidance 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29