The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By oath of the heaven, and by oath of the nightly arriver. 1 And what shall teach thee what is the night-star? 2 (It is) the star of piercing brightness; 3 That over each soul there is a guardian. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 He has been created from an ejected drop of fluid 6 Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, 7 God has all power to resurrect him. 8 The Day that (all) things secret will be tested, 9 and [man] will have neither strength nor helper! 10 By the sky which returns [rain] 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 It is not a thing for amusement. 14 They are hatching up a plot, 15 And I plot a plot (against them). 16 so bear with those who deny the truth, and let them be for a little while. 17