45. Surah Al-Jathiyah

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَلَلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرضِ وَيَومَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ ...

45:27. To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and the Day that the Hour of Judgment is established --

... يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ الْمُبْطِلُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾

that Day will the dealers in Falsehood perish!

C4765. These vain wranglers about the future life and deniers of the Truth may have a run in this fleeting world; but the moment the world of Reality is established, they will see what they now deny.

The facts will destroy their fancies, and they themselves will find themselves humiliated and lost, for having deliberately ignored Allah's Signs and acted on opposition to His holy Will.

وَتَرَى كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ...

45:28. And thou wilt see every sect bowing the knee:

C4766. Bowing the knee: the key-phrase of the Surah, and its title. Cf. 19:72.

Whatever the arrogance of the wicked may be in this life, whatever exclusive sects and divisions they may form, in this life, the time will come when they will humbly submit and bow the knee to the Truth. Before Allah, when their Record is produced, they must necessarily be dumb.

... كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَى إِلَى كِتَابِهَا...

every sect will be called to its Record:

...الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾

"This Day shall ye be recompensed for all that ye did!

هَذَا كِتَابُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيْكُم بِالْحَقِّ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٢٩﴾

45: 29. "This Our Record speaks about you with truth:

for We were wont to put on record all that ye did."

C4767. Cf. 43:80.

Nothing misses the Recording Angel, and whatever is said in the Record is true.

Asad’s Version:

(45:27) For, God's is the dominion over the heavens and the earth; and on the Day when the Last Hour dawns - on that Day will be lost all who [in their lifetime] tried to reduce to nothing [whatever they could not understand]. 29 '

[[Asad’s note - 29 I.e., whatever they could not "prove" by direct observation or calculation. For the above rendering of al-mubtilun, see surah 29, note 47.]]

45:28 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!

(45:29) This Our record speaks of you in all truth: for, verily, We have caused to be recorded all that you ever did! "