The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 The piercing star! 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 So let man consider of what he was created; 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 which comes out of the loins and ribs. 7 Verily He is Able to restore him, 8 A day when the secrets will be examined. 9 (Man) will have no power, and no helper. 10 By the sky which returns [rain] 11 And by oath of the earth which flourishes with it. 12 Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 13 and it is certainly not a jest. 14 As for them, they are but plotting a scheme, 15 But I too am devising a plan. 16 So respite thou the infidels - respite them gently, 17