The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun shall be wound round, 1 And when the stars darken, 2 the mountains are scattered about as dust, 3 And when milch camels roam abandoned. 4 And when the wild beasts are gathered 5 And when the seas are filled with flame 6 when the souls are coupled (to their body), 7 questions are asked about the baby girls buried alive, 8 Upon what sin was she killed for. 9 And when the written pages of deeds (good and bad) of every person shall be laid open; 10 And when the heaven is torn away. 11 when Hell is set ablaze, 12 when Paradise shall be brought nigh, 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 So I swear by the retreating stars - 15 the planets that run their course and set, 16 The closing night, 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 Owner of strength, of established dignity with the Lord of the Throne. 20 Obeyed and worthy there of trust. 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. 23 He is not chary of making public what is unknown. 24 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan, 25 Whither then will you go? 26 This is naught but an admonition unto the worlds 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29