The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
By the heaven and the night-comer 1 How will you comprehend what the night star is? 2 It is the shining star -- 3 [for] no human being has been left unguarded. 4 So let man consider of what he was created. 5 he was created of gushing water 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 On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest, 9 he shall have no power, and no 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 And it is no joke. 14 Indeed, they are planning a plan, 15 and I am devising guile. 16 Let, then, the deniers of the truth have their will: let them have their will for a little while. 17