Surah Al-Jathiyah (الجاثية) • The Crouching

Quran 45:29

45:29

هَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيْكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

hādhā kitābunā yanṭiqu ʿalaykum bil-ḥaqi innā kunnā nastansikhu mā kuntum taʿmalūna

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

— Saheeh International

Here is Our record that tells the truth about you: We have been recording everything you do.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

This Our Record speaks about you with truth. Verily, We were recording what you used to do (i.e. Our angels used to record your deeds).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

هَـٰذَاhādhāThis
كِتَـٰبُنَاkitābunāOur Record
يَنطِقُyanṭiquspeaks
عَلَيْكُمʿalaykumabout you
بِٱلْحَقِّۚbil-ḥaqiin truth
إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
كُنَّاkunnā[We] used to
نَسْتَنسِخُnastansikhutranscribe
مَاmāwhat
كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado