The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); 1 And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 [for] no human being has been left unguarded. 4 So let man look - from what is he created. 5 He has been created from an ejected drop of fluid 6 issuing between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Surely He is able to bring him back 8 On the day when all secrets will be made public, 9 and [man] will have neither strength nor helper! 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 the Quran is the final word, 13 And it is not a thing for amusement. 14 They are planning a scheme, 15 but I shall bring all their scheming to nought. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17