The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
When the sun is folded up, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 And when the hills are moved, 3 the young barren camels are abandoned, 4 when the savage beasts shall be brought together, 5 When the oceans boil over with a swell; 6 And when the souls are paired. 7 And when the girl-child who was buried alive is asked. 8 For what sin she was killed 9 when the scrolls are unrolled, 10 and when heaven is laid bare, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 BUT NAY! I call to witness the revolving stars, 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 by the night when it approaches 17 by the dawn sighing, 18 behold, this [divine writ] is indeed the [inspired] word of a noble apostle, 19 Full of power, well-established (in position) with the Lord and Master of the Throne, 20 there he is obeyed and held trustworthy. 21 For, this fellow-man of yours is not a madman: 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) 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 So whither do you stray? 26 Verily, this (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns). 27 (With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight: 28 And ye shall not will unless it be that Allah, the Lord of the worlds, willeth. 29