The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the heaven and the night-comer 1 How will you comprehend what the night star is? 2 (It is) the star of piercing brightness; 3 No soul is there but hath over it a watcher. 4 Let the human being reflect that from what he has been created. 5 He was created from spurting fluid, 6 Coming from between the back and the ribs. 7 Most surely He is able to return him (to life). 8 The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth). 9 (Man) will have no power, and no helper. 10 By the heaven which returneth, 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word. 13 it is not a jest. 14 Indeed, they are planning a plan, 15 and I am devising guile. 16 So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile. 17