The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
CONSIDER the heavens and that which comes in the night! 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 It is the piercing star - 3 No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 4 So let man consider from what he is created. 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs. 7 He certainly has the power to bring him back to life. 8 The Day that (all) things secret will be tested, 9 when he will be helpless, with no supporter. 10 By heaven of the returning rain, 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 12 Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): 13 not a flippant jest. 14 They (disbelievers) plot every evil plan, 15 And I (too) will make a scheme. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal you gently with them for a while. 17