The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most 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 piercing star. 3 There is no soul but that it has over it a protector. 4 So let man consider of what he was created. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 On a Day whereon secrets shall be out. 9 and he shall have no strength, no helper. 10 By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, 11 and the replenishing earth, 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 And it is no joke. 14 They are devising guile, 15 And I am plotting a plot. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal you gently with them for a while. 17