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 can make you know what is the night comer? 2 The very brightly shining star! 3 There is not a soul but over it is a keeper. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 He was created of a gushing fluid, 6 issuing from between the loins [of man] and the pelvic arch [of woman]. 7 Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)! 8 On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest, 9 So man will neither have any strength nor any aide. 10 By the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 and the earth, bursting forth with plants! 12 this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word, 13 And it is no joke. 14 Behold, they [who refuse to accept it] devise many a false argument [to disprove its truth]; 15 and I too am devising a guile. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17