The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
CONSIDER the heavens and that which comes in the night! 1 And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?- 2 It is the piercing star - 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 Let the human being reflect that from what he has been created. 5 He is created from a drop emitted- 6 That issued from between the loins and ribs. 7 He certainly has the power to bring him back to life. 8 The Day when secrets will be put on trial, 9 He shall have neither strength nor helper. 10 By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, 11 and by the earth bursting with vegetation; 12 That this (Qur'an) is a decisive word 13 and it is certainly not a jest. 14 They are devising guile, 15 and so am I: 16 so bear with those who deny the truth, and let them be for a little while. 17