The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 The star of piercing brightness; 3 [for] no human being has been left unguarded. 4 So let man look - from what is he created. 5 He is created from a drop emitted- 6 That issued from between the loins and ribs. 7 Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able. 8 On the Day when secrets are disclosed, 9 he will have no power, nor anyone to help him. 10 By the sky which returns [rain] 11 And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),- 12 Most surely it is a decisive word, 13 And is not a matter of amusement. 14 Indeed, they are planning a plan, 15 and I am devising guile. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17