The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the Morning Star 1 what do you know what the night-visitor is? 2 It is the piercing star. 3 [for] no human being has ever been left unguarded. 4 Let the human reflect of what he is created. 5 He was created from a fluid, ejected, 6 issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone: 7 Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)! 8 On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test 9 He will have no strength or helper. 10 By the heaven which returneth, 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 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 not a flippant jest. 14 Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) 15 And I plot a plot (against them). 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17