The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By oath of the heaven, and by oath of the nightly arriver. 1 And what will make you know what the comer by night is? 2 It is the shining star -- 3 [for] no human being has been left unguarded. 4 So let man consider of what he is created: 5 he was created of gushing water 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 The Day that (all) things secret will be tested, 9 and [man] will have neither strength nor helper! 10 By the Firmament which returns (in its round), 11 and by the earth bursting with vegetation; 12 Verily, it is a discourse distinguishing. 13 and it is certainly not a jest. 14 They are planning a scheme, 15 And I (too) am planning a plan. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17