The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sun shall be wound round, 1 and when the stars lose their light, 2 And when the mountains shall be made to pass away, 3 And when milch camels roam abandoned. 4 when the savage beasts shall be brought together, 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 souls are reunited with their bodies, 7 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked 8 Upon what sin was she killed for. 9 When the scrolls are laid open; 10 when heaven is stripped, 11 hell is made to blaze, 12 when Paradise is brought close: 13 (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil). 14 So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night). 15 And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves, 16 and the night as it darkly falls, 17 and the morn as it softly breathes: 18 Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger, 19 having power, with the Lord of the Throne secure, 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed; 22 he truly saw him on the clear horizon; 23 He is not chary of making public what is unknown. 24 This is not the utterance of an accursed devil. 25 Where to are you then heading? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight. 28 but will you shall not, unless God wills, the Lord of all Being. 29