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Sura 68
Aya 42
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يَومَ يُكشَفُ عَن ساقٍ وَيُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ فَلا يَستَطيعونَ

Yusuf Ali

The Day that the shank1 shall be laid bare, and they shall be summoned to prostrate in adoration, but they shall not be able,-
  • The Day that the Shin shall be laid bare, that is, when men are confronted with the stark reality of the Day of Judgment. On that occasion men will be summoned to adoration, not necessarily in words, but by the logic of facts, when the Reality will be fully manifest: the Glory will be too dazzling for the Unbelievers, whose past deliberate refusal, when they had freedom to choose, and yet rejected, will stand in their way. (R).