The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
When the sun is folded up, 1 when the stars shall scatter away, 2 And when the mountains are driven. 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 The wild beasts stampede on the run, 5 and when the seas are set on fire, 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 slain, 9 when the records of men's deeds are laid open, 10 And when the sky is stripped away 11 And when Hell-fire shall be kindled to fierce ablaze. 12 when Paradise shall be brought nigh, 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 The planets withdrawing into themselves, 16 by the night when it approaches 17 and the first breath of morning. 18 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger 19 with strength endowed, secure with Him who in almightiness is enthroned 20 obeyed by (all creatures) and faithful to His trust. 21 Your companion is not possessed; 22 he truly beheld [the angel - beheld] him on the clear horizon; 23 And this Prophet is not miserly upon the hidden. (Allah gave the knowledge of the hidden to the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him.) 24 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]. 25 So whither do you stray? 26 Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds: 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds. 29