The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
When the sun is folded up, 1 And when the stars fall, 2 and when the mountains are made to vanish, 3 when the pregnant camels shall be neglected, 4 when the savage beasts shall be mustered, 5 And when the seas are set afire. 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 and when the girl-child that was buried alive is made to ask 8 For what sin she was slain, 9 And when the books are spread, 10 the heavens are unveiled, 11 when Hell is set ablaze, 12 and when paradise is brought into view: 13 then, each soul shall know what it has produced. 14 Oh, but I call to witness the planets, 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 and the night that falls, 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 endowed with power and held in honour by the Lord of the Throne -- 20 The one who is obeyed, and trustworthy. (Other angels obey angel Jibreel). 21 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; 22 in truth he saw him (Gabriel) on the clear horizon, 23 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen. 24 Nor is this [message] the word of any satanic force accursed. 25 So whither do you stray? 26 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds: 27 for everyone of you who wishes to follow the Straight Way; 28 And ye shall not will unless it be that Allah, the Lord of the worlds, willeth. 29