The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By oath of the heaven, and by oath of the nightly arriver. 1 and what could make you know what it is that comes in the night? 2 (It is a nightly radiant star). 3 That over each soul there is a guardian. 4 So let man observe from what he was created. 5 He was created of spurting water 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 He certainly has the power to bring him back to life. 8 on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare, 9 he will have no power, nor anyone to help him. 10 By oath of the sky from which comes down the rain. 11 And by oath of the earth which flourishes with it. 12 surely it is a decisive word; 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 They are devising guile, 15 and so am I: 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17