The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
By the heaven, and the night-visitor, 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 (It is) the piercing star. 3 Over every soul there is a watcher. 4 So let man see from what he is created! 5 He is created from a drop emitted- 6 Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, 7 Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)! 8 On the day when all secrets will be made public, 9 [man] will have no power, and no helper. 10 By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, 11 and the replenishing earth, 12 this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word, 13 it is no merriment. 14 Indeed, they are planning a plan, 15 and I am devising guile. 16 Let, then, the deniers of the truth have their will: let them have their will for a little while. 17