The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heavens and that which comes in the night -- 1 And what will make you know what the comer by night is? 2 (It is) the star of piercing brightness; 3 [for] no human being has been left unguarded. 4 Let the human reflect of what he is created. 5 He was created from a fluid, ejected, 6 issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone: 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 on the Day when consciences are examined, 9 So man will neither have any strength nor any aide. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 And the earth splitting (with plants); 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 And it is not amusement. 14 They are devising a guile, 15 and I am devising guile. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17