The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night; 1 And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 There is no soul but has a protector over it. 4 LET MAN, then, observe out of what he has been created: 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone: 7 Now, verily, He [who thus creates man in the first instance] is well able to bring him back [to life] 8 upon the day when the secrets are tried, 9 Then will (man) have no power, nor any helper. 10 Consider the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 They (disbelievers) plot every evil plan, 15 And I am plotting a plot. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17