The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night; 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 (It is) the star of piercing brightness; 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 So let man see from what he is created! 5 Created from a gushing fluid. 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 Now, verily, He [who thus creates man in the first instance] is well able to bring him back [to life] 8 A day when the secrets will be examined. 9 he shall have no power, and no helper. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 Verily, it is a discourse distinguishing. 13 it is not a jest. 14 Verily they are plotting a plot. 15 and I am cunningly devising. 16 So respite thou the infidels - respite them gently, 17