The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
WHEN THE SUN is shrouded in darkness, 1 And when the stars fall, 2 And when the mountains are made to pass away, 3 when the pregnant camels are neglected, 4 The wild beasts stampede on the run, 5 and when the seas are set on fire, 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 when the buried female infant is asked 8 For what crime she was killed; 9 And when the pages are laid open, 10 when heaven is stripped, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 [on that Day] every human being will come to know what he has prepared [for himself]. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 by the night swarming, 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 Verily it is a Word brought by a messenger honoured, 19 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion, 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 And your companion is not [at all] mad. 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 And this Prophet is not miserly upon the hidden. (Allah gave the knowledge of the hidden to the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him.) 24 Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed. 25 Then where are you going? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes. 29