Surah Al-Jathiyah, Ayah 28 (45:28)

ٱلْجَاثِيَة

وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ۚ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ كِتَٰبِهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ …

Quran 45:28 is ayah 28 of Surah Al-Jathiyah (“The Crouching”), a Meccan surah of 37 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 501 of the Madani Mushaf.

45:28
وَتَرَىٰكُلَّأُمَّةٍجَاثِيَةً ۚكُلُّأُمَّةٍتُدْعَىٰٓإِلَىٰكِتَٰبِهَاٱلْيَوْمَتُجْزَوْنَمَاكُنتُمْتَعْمَلُونَ٢٨
watarā kulla ummatin jāthiyatan kullu ummatin tud'ʿā ilā kitābihā l-yawma tuj'zawna mā kuntum taʿmalūna

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.(28)

Word by word

  1. وَتَرَىٰwatarāAnd you will see
  2. كُلَّkullaevery
  3. أُمَّةٍummatinnation
  4. جَاثِيَةً ۚjāthiyatankneeling
  5. كُلُّkulluEvery
  6. أُمَّةٍummatinnation
  7. تُدْعَىٰٓtud'ʿāwill be called
  8. إِلَىٰilāto
  9. كِتَٰبِهَاkitābihāits record
  10. ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawmaToday
  11. تُجْزَوْنَtuj'zawnayou will be recompensed
  12. مَاmā(for) what
  13. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
  14. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado

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