The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
By the heavens and al-tariq. 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 (It is a nightly radiant star). 3 [for] no human being has been left unguarded. 4 So let man look - from what is he created. 5 He was created from spurting fluid, 6 issuing between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Surely He is able to bring him back 8 on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare, 9 He shall have neither strength nor helper. 10 By the Firmament which returns (in its round), 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 surely it is a decisive word; 13 And it is no joke. 14 They (disbelievers) plot every evil plan, 15 And I am plotting a plot. 16 Therefore respite the unbelievers, and delay them for a while. 17