The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the Morning Star 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 It is the piercing star. 3 There is not a soul but over it is a keeper. 4 LET MAN, then, observe out of what he has been created: 5 he has been created out of a seminal fluid 6 Proceeding from between the back-bone 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 upon the day when the secrets are tried, 9 Then will (man) have no power, nor any helper. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 and is not to be taken lightly. 14 Surely they will make a scheme, 15 And I secretly plan. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17