The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
When the sun is wound up; 1 And when the stars darken, 2 when the mountains shall be set moving, 3 And when full-term she-camels are neglected 4 And when wild animals are herded together. 5 when the seas shall be set boiling, 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 when the buried infant shall be asked 8 Upon what sin was she killed for. 9 and when the scrolls of (men's) deeds shall be unfolded, 10 when the sky is unveiled, 11 and Hell is stoked, 12 And when the Garden is brought near;- 13 then every soul will discover the consequence of its deeds. 14 Rather, I swear by the returning 15 the runners, the sinkers, 16 and the night as it darkly falls, 17 And the morning when it brightens, 18 that the Quran is the word of the honorable angelic, mighty Messenger 19 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion, 20 obeyed, moreover trusty. 21 And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; 22 He had surely seen Him on the clear horizon. 23 he is not niggardly of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned. 25 So whither do you stray? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 27 For those of you who desire to walk the path that is straight, 28 but your wishing will not avail unless Allah, the Lord of the Universe, so wishes. 29