The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By heaven and the night-star! 1 What could let you know what the nightly comer is! 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 4 So let man look - from what is he created. 5 He is created from a water dripping, 6 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs: 7 Surely, He is Able to bring him back, 8 On a Day whereon secrets shall be out. 9 Then will he have no might nor any helper. 10 By the sky with its returning rain, 11 and by the earth ever bursting with verdure, 12 Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word. 13 And it is no joke. 14 Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) 15 And I secretly plan. 16 Give respite to the disbelievers and leave them alone for a while. 17