The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star -- 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 - The piercing Star! 3 There is no soul but that it has over it a protector. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 He was created from a fluid, ejected, 6 issuing from between the loins [of man] and the pelvic arch [of woman]. 7 Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able. 8 The day all secrets are examined 9 (Man) will have no power, and no helper. 10 Consider the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 They (disbelievers) plot every evil plan, 15 But I too am devising a plan. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal you gently with them for a while. 17