The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 And what can make you know what is the night comer? 2 (It is) the star of piercing brightness; 3 [for] no human being has been left unguarded. 4 So let man consider of what he is created: 5 He was created from a fluid, ejected, 6 Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, 7 Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able. 8 On the Day when secrets are disclosed, 9 [man] will have no power, and no helper. 10 I swear by the raingiving heavens, 11 And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants), 12 Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word. 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 They are hatching up a plot, 15 and so am I: 16 So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile. 17