The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the night-comer 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 (It is) the star of piercing brightness; 3 For every soul there is a watcher. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 he was created of gushing water 6 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: 7 God has all power to resurrect him. 8 On a Day whereon secrets shall be out. 9 and [man] will have neither strength nor helper! 10 By oath of the sky from which comes down the rain. 11 And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants), 12 Most surely it is a decisive word, 13 And it is no joke. 14 They are devising guile, 15 and I too am devising a guile. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17