The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
By heaven and the night-star! 1 And have you understood what the nightly arriver is? 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 There is not a soul but over it is a keeper. 4 So let man consider of what he was created. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 Coming from between the back and the ribs. 7 God has all power to resurrect him. 8 On the day when all secrets will be made public, 9 and [man] will have neither strength nor helper! 10 I swear by the raingiving heavens, 11 and by the earth bursting with vegetation; 12 Verily! This (the Quran) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict legal laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil). 13 And no trifle. 14 Surely they will make a scheme, 15 and I am cunningly devising. 16 Therefore respite the unbelievers, and delay them for a while. 17