The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sunlight is rolled up. 1 the stars are made to fade away, 2 And when the hills are moved, 3 when the pregnant camels shall be neglected, 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 and when the seas boil over, 6 And when souls are united, 7 when the buried female infant is asked 8 For what crime she was killed; 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 the heavens are unveiled, 11 And when hell is further enflamed. 12 And when the Garden shall be brought nigh, 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 Oh, but I call to witness the planets, 15 The planets withdrawing into themselves, 16 and by the night as it recedes, 17 and the first breath of morning. 18 that the Quran is the word of the honorable angelic, mighty Messenger 19 Owner of strength, of established dignity with the Lord of the Throne. 20 Obeyed and worthy there of trust. 21 Your companion is not possessed; 22 he indeed saw the message-bearer on the clear horizon; 23 he is not niggardly of the Unseen. 24 The Quran is not the word of condemned satan. 25 where then are you going? 26 That is but an advice to the entire creation! 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being. 29