The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star); 1 And what shall teach thee what is the night-star? 2 (It is) the piercing star. 3 There is not a soul that does not have a guardian over it. 4 So man must consider from what he has been created. 5 Created from a gushing fluid. 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 consciences are examined, 9 Then he shall have no power nor any helper. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 And it is not amusement. 14 Indeed, they are planning a plan, 15 And I am plotting a plot. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17