The Comet (Al-Taareq)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); 1 And what shall teach thee what is the night-star? 2 It is the piercing star. 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 Let man consider what he was made of: 5 he has been created out of a seminal fluid 6 Coming from between the back and the ribs. 7 Now, verily, He [who thus creates man in the first instance] is well able to bring him back [to life] 8 On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 9 he shall have no power, and no helper. 10 By the rotating heavens 11 And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants), 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 It is no pleasantry. 14 They are devising guile, 15 And I plot a plot (against them). 16 Therefore give them some respite – give them some time. 17