Surah Al-Anbya — Verse 58

The Prophets · 21:58 · 58/112

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ

FajaAAalahum juthathan illakabeeran lahum laAAallahum ilayhi yarjiAAoon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

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

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

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

Marmaduke Pickthall

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

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

Mufti Taqi Usmani

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

Al-Hilali & Khan

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

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

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

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And then he broke those [idols] to pieces, [all] save the biggest of them, so that they might [be able to] turn to it.

Rowwad · source edition

So he broke them into pieces, except the biggest of them, so that they might come back to it.