The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the Morning Star 1 And what will make you know what the comer by night is? 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 That over each soul there is a guardian. 4 Now let man but think from what he is created! 5 He is created of water pouring forth, 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 all secrets will be laid bare, 9 (Man) will have no power, and no helper. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 And [by] the earth which cracks open, 12 Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement, 13 And no trifle. 14 Indeed the disbelievers carry out their evil schemes. 15 And I (too) am planning a plan. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17