The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
By the heavens and that which comes in the night -- 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;- 3 There is no living being but there is a protector over it. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 He was created of a gushing fluid, 6 That issueth from between the loins and the breast-bones. 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 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 sky with its returning rain, 11 And the earth which opens up (with verdure), 12 That this (Qur'an) is a decisive word 13 it is no merriment. 14 Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). 15 but I too plan against them. 16 Therefore respite the unbelievers, and delay them for a while. 17