The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); 1 And what will make you know what the comer by night is? 2 It is the star shining brightly. 3 For every soul there is a watcher. 4 Let the human being reflect that from what he has been created. 5 He was created from ejaculated water 6 Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, 7 Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)! 8 The day all secrets are examined 9 So man will neither have any strength nor any aide. 10 By the heaven which returneth, 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 the Quran is the final word, 13 And it is no joke. 14 Indeed the disbelievers carry out their evil schemes. 15 But I too am devising a plan. 16 So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile. 17