Surah Al-Qalam — Verse 42
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يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
Yawma yukshafu AAan saqin wayudAAawnaila assujoodi fala yastateeAAoon
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but they [i.e., the disbelievers] will not be able,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
On the Day when matters become dire, they will be invited to prostrate themselves but will be prevented from doing so,
Marmaduke Pickthall
On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The Day that the shin shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to bow in adoration, but they shall not be able,-
Mufti Taqi Usmani
On the Day when the Shin will be exposed, and they will be called upon to prostrate themselves, they will not be able to.
Al-Hilali & Khan
(Remember) the Day when the Shin shall be laid bare (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) and they shall be called to prostrate themselves (to Allâh), but they (hypocrites) shall not be able to do so.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
On the Day when the dreadful calamity will unfold, when people will be summoned to prostrate themselves, and yet they will not be able to prostrate.