The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By heaven and the night-star! 1 And have you understood what the nightly arriver is? 2 - The piercing Star! 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 Now let man but think from what he is created! 5 He was created from ejaculated water 6 issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone: 7 Most surely He is able to return him (to life). 8 On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test 9 Then he shall have no power nor any helper. 10 By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again. 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 12 Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): 13 it is not a jest. 14 Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). 15 And I (too) am planning a plan. 16 so bear with those who deny the truth, and let them be for a little while. 17