The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heavens and that which comes in the night -- 1 And what shall make thee know that which the night-comer is? 2 The very brightly shining star! 3 There is no soul which is not guarded (by the two angels who record all of its deeds). 4 So let man consider of what he was created; 5 He was created from spurting fluid, 6 issuing from between the loins [of man] and the pelvic arch [of woman]. 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 The Day that (all) things secret will be tested, 9 he will have no power, nor anyone to help him. 10 By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, 11 by the earth cracking open with new growth. 12 Verily, it is a discourse distinguishing. 13 not a flippant jest. 14 Indeed the disbelievers carry out their evil schemes. 15 And I am plotting a plot. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17