The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night; 1 What could let you know what the nightly 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 Now let man but think from what he is created! 5 He is created from a drop emitted- 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 Surely He (the Creator) has the power to bring him back (to life). 8 A day when the secrets will be examined. 9 Then he shall have no power nor any helper. 10 By the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),- 12 surely it is a decisive word; 13 and it is certainly not a jest. 14 Verily they are plotting a plot. 15 But I am planning a plan. 16 So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile. 17