The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); 1 How will you comprehend what the night star is? 2 The star of piercing brightness; 3 No soul is there but hath over it a watcher. 4 Let man reflect on what he was created from. 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone: 7 Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life) 8 The day all secrets are examined 9 when he will be helpless, with no supporter. 10 By the sky which returns [rain] 11 And the earth splitting (with plants); 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 and is not to be taken lightly. 14 As for them, they are but plotting a scheme, 15 And I (too) will make a scheme. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17