The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is folded up, 1 when the stars shall scatter away, 2 when the mountains shall be set moving, 3 and when she-camels big with young, about to give birth, are left untended, 4 when the savage beasts shall be mustered, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 And the little girl buried alive is asked 8 For what crime she was put to death; 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 And when the sky is torn away, 11 when Hell is set ablaze, 12 when Paradise is brought near, 13 then, each soul shall know what it has produced. 14 So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede, 15 The planets withdrawing into themselves, 16 And the close of night, 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger, 19 Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne, 20 The one who is obeyed, and trustworthy. (Other angels obey angel Jibreel). 21 (O people of Makkah), your companion is not mad; 22 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. 23 And he (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) withholds not a knowledge of the unseen. 24 Nor is this [message] the word of any satanic force accursed. 25 Whither, then, will you go? 26 This is naught but an admonition unto the worlds 27 for whosoever of you who would go straight; 28 But ye shall not will except as Allah wills,- the Cherisher of the Worlds. 29