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Verse 42of 52

يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍۢ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ﴿٤٢

Translation (Sahih International)

The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but the disbelievers will not be able,

Word-by-word meaning

يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
يُكْشَفُyuk'shafuwill be uncovered
عَنʿanfrom
سَاقٍۢsāqinthe shin
وَيُدْعَوْنَwayud'ʿawnaand they will be called
إِلَىilāto
ٱلسُّجُودِl-sujūdiprostrate
فَلَاfalābut not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūnathey will be able

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Terror of the Day of JudgementAfter Allah mentions that those who have Taqwa, will have Gardens of Delight with their Lord, He explains when this will be, and its actual occurrence. He says,يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ(The Day when the Shin shall be laid bare and they shall be called to prostrate themselves, but they shall not be able to do so.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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