The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By oath of the heaven, and by oath of the nightly arriver. 1 And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is? 2 It is the shining star -- 3 For every soul there is a watcher. 4 So let man consider of what he was created; 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 That issueth from between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 He certainly has the power to bring him back to life. 8 On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest, 9 Then will (man) have no power, nor any helper. 10 By the sky which returns [rain] 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 not a flippant jest. 14 Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). 15 and I am cunningly devising. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17