The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up; 1 when the stars shall scatter away, 2 And when the mountains shall made to pass away; 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 And when the wild animals are made to go forth, 5 and when the seas boil over, 6 And when the souls shall be joined with their bodies; 7 And the little girl buried alive is asked 8 such as, "For what crime were they murdered?" 9 And when the pages are made public 10 when the sky is unveiled, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 and when paradise is brought into view: 13 Every soul will then come know what it has brought. 14 But nay! I swear by the stars, 15 Moving swiftly and hiding themselves, 16 And the night when it departs, 17 and the morn as it softly breathes: 18 This is indeed the recitation of an honoured Noble Messenger. (Angel Jibreel – peace and blessings be upon him.) 19 one mighty and held in honour with the Lord of the Throne; 20 there he is obeyed and held trustworthy. 21 Your Companion is not mad, 22 And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon. 23 he is not grudging of the Unseen. 24 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens]. 25 Whither, then, will you go? 26 It is naught but a reminder for the nations, 27 To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight, 28 But you cannot will it unless God, the Sustainer of all the worlds, wills [to show you that way]. 29