The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the night-comer 1 And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- 2 It is the star shining brightly. 3 That over each soul there is a guardian. 4 So let man observe from what he was created. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone: 7 Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life) 8 On the day when all secrets will be made public, 9 He shall have neither strength nor helper. 10 By the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 12 Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word. 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 They are cunningly devising, 15 and I too am devising a guile. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17