The Pen 68:42

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Arabic English Morphology
يَوْمَ yawma
(The) Day Noun
يُكْشَفُ yuk'shafu
will be uncovered V
عَن ʿan
from Prep
سَاقٍ sāqin
the shin Noun
and they will be called V
إِلَى ilā
to Prep
prostrate Noun
فَلَا falā
but not Prep
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ yastaṭīʿūna
they will be able V

On the Day when matters become dire, they will be invited to prostrate themselves but will be prevented from doing so

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

یَوۡمَ یُكۡشَفُ عَن سَاقࣲ وَیُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ فَلَا یَسۡتَطِیعُونَ ۝٤٢

yawma yuk'shafu ʿan sāqin wayud'ʿawna ilā l-sujūdi falā yastaṭīʿūn