The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the heavens and al-tariq. 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 It is the star that shines with a piercing brightness -- 3 [for] no human being has ever been left unguarded. 4 So let man consider of what he is created: 5 Created from a gushing fluid. 6 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: 7 Surely He is able to bring him back 8 A day when the secrets will be examined. 9 He will have no strength or helper. 10 By the Firmament which returns (in its round), 11 and the replenishing earth, 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 And is not a matter of amusement. 14 They are devising a guile, 15 And I (too) will make a scheme. 16 So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile. 17