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 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 For every soul there is a watcher. 4 Let the human reflect of what he is created. 5 He is created from a drop emitted- 6 that issues from between the loins and the ribs. 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 9 Then he shall have no power nor any helper. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 and the replenishing earth, 12 this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word, 13 It is not a thing for amusement. 14 They are devising a guile, 15 And I plot a plot (against them). 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17