The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- 2 It is the piercing star. 3 There is not a soul but over it is a keeper. 4 Let man reflect on what he was created from. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 issuing from between the loins [of man] and the pelvic arch [of woman]. 7 Surely He (the Creator) has the power to bring him back (to life). 8 On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest, 9 [man] will have no power, and no helper. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 and by the earth bursting with vegetation; 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 it is no merriment. 14 Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) 15 And I am planning a scheme. 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17