The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun is covered, 1 The stars turn dim and scatter, 2 The mountains made to move, 3 when ten-month pregnant camels are left untended, 4 And when wild animals are herded together. 5 When the oceans surge and swell, 6 And when the souls are paired 7 and when the girl-child that was buried alive is made to ask 8 For what sin she was killed, 9 And when the books are spread, 10 and when Heaven is laid bare; 11 and when Hell is set ablaze, 12 And when the Garden is brought nigh, 13 [then] each soul shall know what it has put forward. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 and sit during the day, or by the darkening night 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 truly this is the word of a noble Messenger 19 one mighty and held in honour with the Lord of the Throne; 20 With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust. 21 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; 22 And indeed he saw him on the clear horizon. (Prophet Mohammed saw Angel Jibreel in his true shape – peace and blessings be upon them). 23 Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the word of a stoned satan. 25 So where are you going? 26 That is but an advice to the entire creation! 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 And ye will not, unless (it be) that Allah willeth, the Lord of Creation. 29