The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven and the night-comer 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 (It is) the piercing star. 3 No soul is there but hath over it a watcher. 4 So let man consider of what he was created; 5 He was created from ejaculated water 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 God has all power to resurrect him. 8 on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare, 9 So man will neither have any strength nor any aide. 10 I swear by the raingiving heavens, 11 And [by] the earth which cracks open, 12 Verily! This (the Quran) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict legal laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil). 13 It is not a thing for amusement. 14 They are devising guile, 15 And I secretly plan. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17