The Comet (Al-Taareq)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the sky, and by the nightly comer! 1 Do you know what al-tariq is? 2 The star of piercing brightness; 3 There is not a soul but over it is a keeper. 4 Let the human being reflect that from what he has been created. 5 he has been created out of a seminal fluid 6 That is issued from between the backs 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 he shall have no power, and no helper. 10 By the Firmament which returns (in its round), 11 And [by] the earth which cracks open, 12 BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that distinguishes between truth and falsehood, 13 And it is not a frivolity. 14 They are cunningly devising, 15 And I secretly plan. 16 So respite thou the infidels - respite them gently, 17