The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 And what could make thee conceive what it is that comes in the night? 2 The piercing star! 3 That over each soul there is a guardian. 4 Let man reflect on what he was created from. 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 that issues from between the loins and the ribs. 7 Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)! 8 On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test 9 Then man will have no power or any helper. 10 By oath of the sky from which comes down the rain. 11 And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),- 12 Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): 13 And it is not a thing for amusement. 14 They (disbelievers) plot every evil plan, 15 But I am planning a plan. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17