The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
CONSIDER the heavens and that which comes in the night! 1 And have you understood what the nightly arriver is? 2 The piercing star! 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 Now let man but think from what he is created! 5 He was created from a fluid, ejected, 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able. 8 A day when the secrets will be examined. 9 Then man will have no power or any helper. 10 By heaven of the returning rain, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 They are planning a scheme, 15 but I shall bring all their scheming to nought. 16 So leave the unbelievers to themselves; respite them awhile. 17