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 make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is? 2 (It is) the piercing star. 3 No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 4 So let man consider of what he was created. 5 He was created of a gushing fluid, 6 Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test 9 He will have no strength or helper. 10 By the heaven which returneth, 11 And [by] the earth which cracks open, 12 this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word, 13 It is not a thing for amusement. 14 Surely they will make a scheme, 15 And I (too) am planning a plan. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17