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I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star --
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How will you comprehend what the night star is?
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It is the star that shines with a piercing brightness --
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That over each soul there is a guardian.
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Let man consider what he was made of:
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He was created of spurting water
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Issuing from (the pelvis) between the backbone and the ribs.
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God has certainly power to bring him back (from the dead).
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The day all secrets are examined
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He will have no strength or helper.
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So I call to witness the rain-producing sky,
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And the earth which opens up (with verdure),
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That this (Qur'an) is a decisive word
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They are hatching up a plot,
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But I too am devising a plan.
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So bear with unbelievers with patience, and give them respite for a while.