The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sky, and by the nightly comer! 1 And what shall make thee know that which the night-comer is? 2 The star of piercing brightness; 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 So let man observe from what he was created. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone: 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 A day when the secrets will be examined. 9 Then will he have no might nor any helper. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 12 Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil): 13 And it is not a frivolity. 14 Surely they will make a scheme, 15 and so am I: 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17