The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star -- 1 And what could make thee conceive what it is that comes in the night? 2 The star of piercing brightness; 3 For every soul there is a watcher. 4 So let man consider of what he is created: 5 he was created of gushing water 6 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest, 9 when he will be helpless, with no supporter. 10 By the heavens, ever-revolving, 11 and by the earth bursting with vegetation; 12 That this is a decisive word 13 And it is not amusement. 14 They are hatching up a plot, 15 and so am I: 16 So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile. 17