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Al-Jathiyah 29

Ayah 29 of 37 · Meccan

هَٰذَا كِتَٰبُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيۡكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسۡتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٢٩

This, Our record, speaks about you in truth. Indeed, We were having transcribed1 whatever you used to do."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 By recording angels.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. هَٰذَاThishādhā
  2. كِتَٰبُنَاOur Recordkitābunā
  3. يَنطِقُspeaksyanṭiqu
  4. عَلَيۡكُمabout youʿalaykum
  5. بِٱلۡحَقِّۚin truthbil-ḥaqi
  6. إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
  7. كُنَّا[We] used tokunnā
  8. نَسۡتَنسِخُtranscribenastansikhu
  9. مَاwhatmā
  10. كُنتُمۡyou used tokuntum
  11. تَعۡمَلُونَdotaʿmalūna

Tafsir

This is My book, in which My angels used to write your actions, which is speaking against you truthfully, so read it. I used to order the guarding angels to write what you used to do in the world.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran