The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sunlight is rolled up. 1 And when the stars fall down. 2 And when the mountains are driven. 3 when ten-month pregnant camels are left untended, 4 And when the wild beasts are herded together, 5 when the seas shall be set boiling, 6 when the souls are coupled (to their body), 7 and when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 such as, "For what crime were they murdered?" 9 And when the Writs shall be lain open, 10 and when Heaven is laid bare; 11 And when the Scorch shall be made to blaze, 12 when Paradise is brought close: 13 then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds. 14 So I swear by the retreating stars - 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 And the Night as it dissipates; 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 That this is indeed the word of an honoured Messenger, 19 Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne, 20 who is obeyed there and is worthy of trust. 21 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; 22 he truly beheld [the angel - beheld] him on the clear horizon; 23 He is not chary of making public what is unknown. 24 And it is not the word of an accursed Satan; 25 Whither, then, will you go? 26 This is naught else than a reminder unto creation, 27 for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29