The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 It is the shining star -- 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 Let man reflect on what he was created from. 5 He was created from a fluid, ejected, 6 Issuing from (the pelvis) between the backbone and the ribs. 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 on the Day when consciences are examined, 9 when he will be helpless, with no supporter. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 and is not to be taken lightly. 14 Behold, they [who refuse to accept it] devise many a false argument [to disprove its truth]; 15 But I too am devising a plan. 16 so bear with those who deny the truth, and let them be for a little while. 17