Quran 45:28 — Al-Jaathiya, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
You will see every community kneeling. Every community will be summoned to its record: ‘Today you will be repaid for what you did.
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ۚ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَىٰ إِلَىٰ كِتَابِهَا الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
watarā kulla ummatin jāthiyatan kullu ummatin tud'ʿā ilā kitābihā l-yawma tuj'zawna mā kuntum taʿmalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And thou shalt see every nation hobbling on their knees, every nation being summoned unto its Book: 'Today you shall be recompensed for that you were doing.
- Muhammad Asad
- And [on that Day] thou wilt see all people kneeling down [in humility]: all people will be called upon to [face] their record: “Today you shall be requited for all that you ever did!
- Sahih International
- And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَتَرَىٰwatarā | And you will see | رأي |
| 2 | كُلَّkulla | every | كلل |
| 3 | أُمَّةٍۢummatin | nation | أمم |
| 4 | جَاثِيَةًۭ ۚjāthiyatan | kneeling | جثو |
| 5 | كُلُّkullu | Every | كلل |
| 6 | أُمَّةٍۢummatin | nation | أمم |
| 7 | تُدْعَىٰٓtud'ʿā | will be called | دعو |
| 8 | إِلَىٰilā | to | — |
| 9 | كِتَـٰبِهَاkitābihā | its record | كتب |
| 10 | ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawma | Today | يوم |
| 11 | تُجْزَوْنَtuj'zawna | you will be recompensed | جزي |
| 12 | مَاmā | (for) what | — |
| 13 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you used to | كون |
| 14 | تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna | do | عمل |