The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);- 1 And what will make you know what the comer by night is? 2 It is the shining star -- 3 There is not a soul that does not have a guardian over it. 4 Let man consider what he was made of: 5 He has been created from an ejected drop of fluid 6 Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs. 7 Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able. 8 The day all secrets are examined 9 Then will he have no might nor any helper. 10 By the Firmament which returns (in its round), 11 by the earth cracking open with new growth. 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 and is no idle tale. 14 They (disbelievers) plot every evil plan, 15 And I am planning a scheme. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17