يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍۢ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ

On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,

Al Qalam 68:42

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“On the day when it befalleth in earnest, and they are ordered to prostrate themselves but are not able,”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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