Surah Al-Qalam 68:42 — translation and meaning
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يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Word by Word
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يُكْشَفُ
yuk'shafu
will be uncovered
عَن
an
from
سَاقٍ
saqin
the shin
وَيُدْعَوْنَ
wayud'awna
and they will be called
إِلَى
ila
to
السُّجُودِ
al-sujudi
prostrate
فَلَا
fala
but not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastati'una
they will be able
Transliteration
Yawma yukshafu 'am saaqinw wa yud'awna ilas sujoodi falaa yastatee'oon
Translation
The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able,
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
On the Day of Judgement, the horror will become clear and our Lord will expose a part of His Shin. The people will be invited to prostrate, so the believers will prostrate, but the disbelievers and hypocrites will remain standing, unable to prostrate.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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