The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
CONSIDER the heavens and that which comes in the night! 1 And what shall teach thee what is the night-star? 2 - The piercing Star! 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 LET MAN, then, observe out of what he has been created: 5 He is created from a drop emitted- 6 Coming from between the back and the ribs. 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 A day when the secrets will be examined. 9 [man] will have no power, and no helper. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 It is surely a decisive utterance; 13 It is not a thing for amusement. 14 They are devising guile, 15 But I too am devising a plan. 16 So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile. 17