The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); 1 And what shall make thee know that which the night-comer is? 2 It is the piercing star. 3 No soul is there but hath over it a watcher. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 He was created of a gushing fluid, 6 emanating from between the loins and the ribs. 7 He certainly has the power to bring him back to life. 8 on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare, 9 when he will be helpless, with no supporter. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 by earth splitting with verdure, 12 That this (Qur'an) is a decisive word 13 not a flippant jest. 14 Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). 15 and I too am devising a guile. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17