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 star that shines with a piercing brightness -- 3 There is no soul but that it has over it a protector. 4 Let the human reflect of what he is created. 5 He is created from a gushing fluid 6 That issued from between the loins and ribs. 7 Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able. 8 On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test 9 he shall have no power, and no helper. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 and the replenishing earth, 12 Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word. 13 And it is not a frivolity. 14 They are devising guile, 15 And I am plotting a plot. 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17