The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 - Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is! 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 So let man consider of what he was created; 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 Verily He is Able to restore him, 8 on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare, 9 Then he shall have no power nor any helper. 10 By the heaven which returneth, 11 And by the earth which splitteth, 12 Most surely it is a decisive word, 13 And it is not a thing for amusement. 14 Verily they are plotting a plot. 15 And I (too) am planning a plan. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17