The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
When the sun is wound up; 1 And when the stars fall, 2 And when the mountains are driven. 3 And when the camels are left untended, 4 and when all beasts are gathered together, 5 when the seas are set boiling, 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 And when the girl-child that was buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was slain. 9 when the scrolls shall be unrolled, 10 And when the sky is stripped away 11 when Hell is set ablaze, 12 when Paradise is brought near, 13 then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds. 14 So I swear by the retreating stars - 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 And by the night as it closes in 17 and brightening morning, 18 That this is in truth the word of an honoured messenger, 19 Owner of strength, of established dignity with the Lord of the Throne. 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 Your companion is not possessed; 22 he indeed saw the message-bearer on the clear horizon; 23 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. 24 nor is it a word of an accursed Satan. 25 Where to are you then heading? 26 This is a reminder for all the peoples of the world, 27 For those of you who desire to walk the path that is straight, 28 But you cannot will it unless God, the Sustainer of all the worlds, wills [to show you that way]. 29