The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
By the heavens and al-tariq. 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 It is the star shining brightly. 3 No soul is there but hath over it a watcher. 4 So let man consider of what he is created: 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 issuing between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 On the Day when secrets are disclosed, 9 he shall have no power, and no helper. 10 By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 And is not a matter of amusement. 14 Indeed, they are planning a plan, 15 But I too am devising a plan. 16 Let, then, the deniers of the truth have their will: let them have their will for a little while. 17