The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By heaven and the night-star! 1 And what shall make thee know that which the night-comer is? 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 Let the human being reflect that from what he has been created. 5 Created from a gushing fluid. 6 Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs. 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 On the Day when secrets are disclosed, 9 and [man] will have neither strength nor helper! 10 By the heaven which giveth the returning rain, 11 and the earth, bursting forth with plants! 12 this is indeed a Decisive Word, 13 And it is not a thing for amusement. 14 They are planning a scheme, 15 but I too plan against them. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17