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 It is the shining star -- 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 He has been created from an ejected drop of fluid 6 Coming from between the back and the ribs. 7 God has certainly power to bring him back (from the dead). 8 On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test 9 He shall have neither strength nor helper. 10 By the sky which returns [rain] 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word. 13 and it is certainly not a jest. 14 Behold, they [who refuse to accept it] devise many a false argument [to disprove its truth]; 15 And I am planning a scheme. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17