Quran 21:58 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 58
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He broke them all into pieces, but left the biggest one for them to return to.
فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ
fajaʿalahum judhādhan illā kabīran lahum laʿallahum ilayhi yarjiʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So he broke them into fragments, all but a great one they had, for haply they would return to it.
- Muhammad Asad
- And then he broke those [idols] to pieces, [all] save the biggest of them, so that they might [be able to] turn to it.
- Sahih International
- So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَجَعَلَهُمْfajaʿalahum | So he made them | جعل |
| 2 | جُذَٰذًاjudhādhan | (into) pieces | جذذ |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | كَبِيرًۭاkabīran | a large (one) | كبر |
| 5 | لَّهُمْlahum | of them | — |
| 6 | لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum | so that they may | — |
| 7 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to it | — |
| 8 | يَرْجِعُونَyarjiʿūna | return | رجع |