The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the heavens and al-tariq. 1 And what could make thee conceive what it is that comes in the night? 2 It is the piercing star. 3 For every soul there is a watcher. 4 So let man consider of what he was 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 on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare, 9 So man will neither have any strength nor any aide. 10 By the heaven which returneth, 11 And [by] the earth which cracks open, 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 And no trifle. 14 They are planning a scheme, 15 and I too am devising a guile. 16 So leave the unbelievers to themselves; respite them awhile. 17