The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
By the heavens and al-tariq. 1 And what can make you know what is the night comer? 2 The very brightly shining star! 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 Let man consider what he was made of: 5 He was created from ejaculated water 6 That issueth from between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Most surely He is able to return him (to life). 8 On a Day whereon secrets shall be out. 9 He shall have neither strength nor helper. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 by the earth cracking open with new growth. 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 And it is no joke. 14 They are hatching up a plot, 15 and I am devising guile. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal you gently with them for a while. 17