The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
CONSIDER the heavens and that which comes in the night! 1 And what will make you know what the comer by night is? 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 For every soul there is a watcher. 4 Let man reflect on what he was created from. 5 He has been created from an ejected drop of fluid 6 Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs. 7 Verily He is Able to restore him, 8 On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 9 So man will neither have any strength nor any aide. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 12 this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word, 13 and is no idle tale. 14 Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) 15 And I secretly plan. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17