The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the night-comer 1 - Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is! 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 There is not a soul that does not have a guardian over it. 4 So let man consider of what he is created: 5 He was created from ejaculated water 6 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: 7 Most surely He is able to return him (to life). 8 The Day when secrets will be put on trial, 9 and [man] will have neither strength nor helper! 10 I swear by the raingiving heavens, 11 by earth splitting with verdure, 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 it is not a jest. 14 As for them, they are but plotting a scheme, 15 and I am cunningly devising. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17