The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By heaven and the night-star! 1 And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is? 2 The very brightly shining star! 3 There is no soul but that it has over it a protector. 4 So let man look - from what is he created. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 That issued from between the loins and ribs. 7 Verily He is Able to restore him, 8 upon the day when the secrets are tried, 9 Then will (man) have no power, nor any helper. 10 By the heaven which giveth the returning rain, 11 And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants), 12 Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word. 13 it is no merriment. 14 They are devising guile, 15 and so am I: 16 So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 17