The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
CONSIDER the heavens and that which comes in the night! 1 How will you comprehend what the night star is? 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 There is no soul but that it has over it a protector. 4 Let man reflect on what he was created from. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 issuing between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare, 9 when he will be helpless, with no supporter. 10 By oath of the sky from which comes down the rain. 11 And the earth splitting (with plants); 12 this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word, 13 and it is certainly not a jest. 14 They (disbelievers) plot every evil plan, 15 and I am cunningly devising. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17