The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sky, and by the nightly comer! 1 and what could make you know what it is that comes in the night? 2 The piercing star! 3 There is no soul which is not guarded (by the two angels who record all of its deeds). 4 Let the human being reflect that from what he has been created. 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 issuing between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 The day all secrets are examined 9 Then he shall have no power nor any helper. 10 Consider the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 Verily! This (the Quran) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict legal laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil). 13 It is not a thing for amusement. 14 Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). 15 and I too am devising a guile. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17