The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness: 3 There is not a soul but over it is a keeper. 4 Let man consider what he was made of: 5 He was created from spurting fluid, 6 That is issued from between the backs and the ribs. 7 Indeed Allah is Able to return him. 8 On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test 9 So man will neither have any strength nor any aide. 10 So I call to witness the rain-producing sky, 11 And by the earth which splitteth, 12 Verily, it is a discourse distinguishing. 13 and is no idle tale. 14 Surely they will make a scheme, 15 And I plot a plot (against them). 16 So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while. 17