Surah Al-Kahf — Verse 8

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وَإِنَّا لَجَـٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا

Wa-inna lajaAAiloona maAAalayha saAAeedan juruza

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

but We shall reduce all this to barren dust.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And lo! We shall make all that is thereon a barren mound.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Verily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage).

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And surely, We are going to turn whatever is thereon into a barren land.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And verily We shall make all that is on it (the earth) a bare dry soil (without any vegetation or trees.).

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

In the ultimate, We shall reduce all that is on the earth to a barren plain.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and, verily, [in time] We shall reduce all that is on it to barren dust!

Rowwad · source edition

And We will surely turn all that is on it into a barren land[7].

Notes

[7] It shows the transient nature of life in this world, so one should invest in it for what comes after death.