The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star -- 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;- 3 There is no soul but that it has over it a protector. 4 So let man see from what he is created! 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 Issuing from (the pelvis) between the backbone and the ribs. 7 Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)! 8 On a Day whereon secrets shall be out. 9 he shall have no power, and no helper. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),- 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 And it is not a thing for amusement. 14 They are devising a guile, 15 And I (too) will make a scheme. 16 So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile. 17