فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)faja'alahum judhaadhan illaa kabeeran lahum la'allahum ilayhi yarji'oon
DIN 31635faǧaʿalahum ǧuḏāḏan ʾillā kabīran lahum laʿallahum ʾilayhi yarǧiʿūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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So he reduced them into pieces, except for their biggest, that they may return to it.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of them, that haply they might have recourse to it
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
So he brake them all in pieces, except a large one they had; that haply they might refer it to that
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
So, he broke them all in pieces, except the chief of them, that to it they might return, inquiring
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And in the peoples absence he went into the temple where the idols stood, and he brake them all in pieces, except the biggest of them; that they might lay the blame upon that. And when they were returned
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Kështu, ai i bëri copë-copë, përveç më të madhit prej tyre, me shpresë se do të ktheheshin tek ai (për ta pyetur se kush i kishte shkatërruar).
অতঃপর সে বড়টিকে বাদ রেখে তাদের মূর্তিগুলোকে চূর্ণ-বিচূর্ণ করে দিল , যাতে তারা তার দিকে ফিরে আসে।(১৩)
I porazbija ih on u komade, osim onog najvećeg, da bi se njemu obratili.
I porazbija ih on u komade, osim onog najvećeg, da bi se njemu obratili.
O waɗi ɗi kunte, si wanaa mawndu majji ndun, mbelejo'o kamɓe ɓe nduttoto e mayru.
შემდეგ მან [იბრაჰიმმა] დაამტვრია ისინი [კერპები] ნამსხვრევებად, გარდა მათი მთავარი კერპისა, რათა მათ მასთან დაბრუნება მოინდომონ [და მან აუხსნას მათ თავიანთი გზააბნეულობა და მოუწოდოს ჭეშმარიტი რწმენისაკენ].
Da schlug er sie in (kleine) Stücke, außer einem großen unter ihnen, auf dass sie sich ihm zuwenden sollen.
Έτσι, τα έσπασε σε κομμάτια, εκτός από το μεγαλύτερο αυτών, ίσως να επιστρέψουν σ’ αυτό (το είδωλο και να το ρωτήσουν ποιος το έκανε)!
फिर उसने उन्हें टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर दिया, सिवाय उनके एक बड़े के, ताकि वे उसकी ओर लौटें।
Così li fece a pezzi, tranne il più grande, perché potessero ricorrere a lui.
58. Taigi jis sudaužė juos į šipulius, (visus), išskyrus didžiausią iš jų, kad jie galėtų į jį kreiptis.
(caccabseeti) caccabaa isaan godhe. guddaa isaaniif ta’e malee (isa nihanbise) Akka isaan gara isaa (taabota guddichaa) deebi'aniif jecha. [10]
И он превратил их в груду обломков, кроме самого большого из них, — быть может, они обратятся к нему.
И поразбија их он у комаде, осим оног највећег, да би се њему обратили.
Basi akayavunja vipande vipande, ila kubwa lao, ili wao walirudie.
Sedan slog han dem alla i spillror, förutom den största, så att de skulle kunna vända sig till den [för svar].
Derken (İbrahim) belki kendisine başvururlar diye içlerinden bir büyüğü bırakarak onları (putları) paramparça etti.
پس اس نے ان سب کے ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کر دیئے ہاں صرف بڑے بت کو چھوڑ دیا یہ بھی اس لئے کہ وه سب اس کی طرف ہی لوٹیں.[1]
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قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala bal rabbukum rabbu s-samaawaati wal-'ardi lladhee fatarahunna wa'anaa 'alaa dhaalikum mina sh-shaahideen
DIN 31635qāla bal rabbukum rabbu s-samāwāti wal-ʾarḍi llaḏī faṭarahunna waʾanā ʿalā ḏālikum mina š-šāhidīna
He said, "Your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the One who created them, and I bear witness to that.
He said: Nay, but your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them; and I am of those who testify unto that
He said, 'Nay, but your Lord is Lord of the heavens and the earth, which He originated; and I am of those who testify to this
He said, "Nay, your Lord is Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, who hath created them both; and to this am I one of those who witness
He replied, verily your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth; it is He who hath created them: And I am one of those who bear witness thereof
وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَٰمَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)watallaahi la'akeedanna asnaamakum ba'da an tuwalloo mudbireen
DIN 31635watallāhi laʾakīdanna ʾaṣnāmakum baʿda ʾan tuwallū mudbirīna
"By God, I will have a plan for your statues after you have gone away."
And, by Allah, I shall circumvent your idols after ye have gone away and turned your backs
and, by God! I will plot against your idols after ye have turned and shown me your backs
And, by God, I will certainly lay a plot against your idols, after ye shall have retired and turned your backs
By God, I will surely devise a plot against your idols, after ye shall have retired from them, and shall have turned your backs
21:58 — the verse above
قَالُوا۟ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo man fa'ala haadhaa bi'aalihatinaa innahu lamina z-zaalimeen
DIN 31635qālū man faʿala hāḏā biʾālihatinā ʾinnahu lamina ẓ-ẓālimīna
They said, "Who did this to our gods? He is certainly one of the wrongdoers."
They said: Who hath done this to our gods? Surely it must be some evil-doer
Said they, 'Who has done this with our gods? verily, he is of the wrong-doers
They said, "Who hath done this to our gods? Verily he is one of the unjust
and saw the havock which had been made, they said, who hath done this to our gods? He is certainly an impious person
قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo sami'naa fatan yadhkuruhum yuqaalu lahu ibraaheem
DIN 31635qālū samiʿnā fatan yaḏkuruhum yuqālu lahu ʾibrāhīmu
They said, "We heard a youth mentioning them. He is called Abraham."
They said: We heard a youth make mention of them, who is called Abraham
They said, 'We heard a youth mention them who is called Abraham
They said, "We heard a youth make mention of them: they call him Abraham
And certain of them answered, we heard a young man speak reproachfully of them: He is named Abraham
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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