The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
WHEN THE SUN is shrouded in darkness, 1 And when the stars shall dart down, 2 the mountains are scattered about as dust, 3 When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended; 4 And when the wild beasts shall be gathered together, 5 When the oceans boil over with a swell; 6 And when the souls are paired. 7 and when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was slain. 9 the records of deeds are made public, 10 And when the sky is torn away, 11 And when the hell is kindled up, 12 And Paradise brought near, 13 (Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward. 14 I swear by the receding stars, 15 That run their course (and) hide themselves, 16 And by the night as it departs; 17 And by the dawn as it brightens; 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy. 21 And your companion is not insane. 22 Surely he beheld Him on the clear horizon. 23 And he is not avid of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned. 25 Whither, then, will you go? 26 It is naught but a reminder for the nations, 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 And ye shall not will unless it be that Allah, the Lord of the worlds, willeth. 29