The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night; 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 It is the piercing star - 3 [for] no human being has ever been left unguarded. 4 So let man look - from what is he created. 5 He was created from spurting fluid, 6 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: 7 Most surely He is able to return him (to life). 8 The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth). 9 Then he shall have no power nor any helper. 10 By the heaven which giveth the returning rain, 11 And the earth splitting (with plants); 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) 15 And I plot a plot (against them). 16 Therefore respite the unbelievers, and delay them for a while. 17