Surah Al-Anbya — Verse 58

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فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ

FajaAAalahum juthathan illakabeeran lahum laAAallahum ilayhi yarjiAAoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

He broke them all into pieces, but left the biggest one for them to return to.

Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of them, that haply they might have recourse to it.

So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it.

Then, he turned all of them into pieces, except the big one of them, so that they may come back to it.

So he broke them to pieces, (all) except the biggest of them, that they might turn to it.

Then he broke them all into pieces, sparing only the supreme one among them that they may possibly return to him.