The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the night-comer 1 And what shall make thee know that which the night-comer is? 2 The star of piercing brightness; 3 No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 4 So let man see from what he is created! 5 Created from a gushing fluid. 6 That issueth from between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)! 8 On the day when all secrets will be made public, 9 when he will be helpless, with no supporter. 10 By the rotating heavens 11 And by oath of the earth which flourishes with it. 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) 15 and I am cunningly devising. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17