The Rolling (Al-Takweer)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up; 1 And when the stars shall fall; 2 And when the mountains shall made to pass away; 3 when the pregnant camels shall be neglected, 4 And when the wild animals are made to go forth, 5 the oceans are brought to a boil, 6 when the souls shall be coupled, 7 and when the female infant buried alive is asked 8 For what sin she was slain. 9 When the scrolls are laid open; 10 the heavens are unveiled, 11 And when hell is lighted, 12 and Paradise is brought near, 13 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]. 14 I swear by the receding stars. 15 The stars which rise and set, 16 And the Night as it dissipates; 17 And by the morning when it shineth forth, 18 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger 19 of power, given a rank by the Owner of the Throne 20 Obeyed one; then trustworthy. 21 And your comrade is not mad. 22 he truly beheld [the angel - beheld] him on the clear horizon; 23 And he is not avid of the Unseen. 24 Nor is this the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned. 25 Whither then will you go? 26 It is naught but a Reminder unto all beings, 27 for whosoever of you would go straight, 28 However, you will not be able to choose anything unless God, Lord of the Universe wills it to be so. 29