Quran 89:21 — Al-Fajr, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
No indeed! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounded and pounded,
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
kallā idhā dukkati l-arḍu dakkan dakkan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- No indeed! When the earth is ground to powder,
- Muhammad Asad
- Nay, but [how will you fare on Judgment Day,] when the earth is crushed with crushing upon crushing,
- Sahih International
- No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَلَّآkallā | Nay | — |
| 2 | إِذَاidhā | When | — |
| 3 | دُكَّتِdukkati | is leveled | دكك |
| 4 | ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍu | the earth | أرض |
| 5 | دَكًّۭاdakkan | pounded | دكك |
| 6 | دَكًّۭاdakkan | (and) crushed | دكك |