The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heavens and that which comes in the night -- 1 And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- 2 (It is) the piercing star. 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 Let the human being reflect that from what he has been created. 5 He was created from spurting fluid, 6 that issues from between the loins and the ribs. 7 Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able. 8 The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth). 9 and he shall have no strength, no helper. 10 By the heaven which returneth, 11 and the replenishing earth, 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 And no trifle. 14 They are hatching up a plot, 15 and I am cunningly devising. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17