The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By heaven and the night-star! 1 How will you comprehend what the night star is? 2 (It is) the piercing star. 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 So let man see 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 is Able to return him. 8 On a Day whereon secrets shall be out. 9 (Man) will have no power, and no helper. 10 By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, 11 And by oath of the earth which flourishes with it. 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 it is no merriment. 14 Behold, they [who refuse to accept it] devise many a false argument [to disprove its truth]; 15 And I (too) will make a scheme. 16 So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile. 17