← Surah 18

18:7

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا

Word by word

إِنَّا
Indeed, We
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
اNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
جَعَلْنَا
We have made
Verb
Root: جعل
Grammar (i'rab)
جَعَلْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
مَا
what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — relative
عَلَى
(is) on
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْأَرْضِ
the earth
Noun
Root: أرض
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَرْضِNoun — feminine، genitive
زِينَةً
adornment
Noun
Root: زين
Grammar (i'rab)
زِينَةًNoun — feminine، indefinite، accusative
لَّهَا
for it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَّPreposition — preposition، prefix
هَاNoun — pronoun، 3rd fem. sing.
لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ
that We may test [them]
Verb
Root: بلو
Grammar (i'rab)
لِPreposition — purpose، prefix
نَبْلُوَVerb — imperfect، 1st plur.
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
أَيُّهُمْ
which of them
Noun
Root: أيي
Grammar (i'rab)
أَيُّNoun — interrogative، nominative
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
أَحْسَنُ
(is) best
Noun
Root: حسن
Grammar (i'rab)
أَحْسَنُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
عَمَلًا
(in) deed
Noun
Root: عمل
Grammar (i'rab)
عَمَلًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

That which is on earth we have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We may test them - as to which of them are best in conduct.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

We have adorned the earth with attractive things so that We may test people to find out which of them do best,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Lo! We have placed all that is on the earth as an ornament thereof that We may try them: which of them is best in conduct.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

İnsanların hangisinin daha iyi iş işlediğini ortaya koyalım diye, yeryüzünde olan şeyleri, yeryüzünün süsü yaptık.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Biz yeryüzündeki şeyleri kendisine süs olsun diye yarattık ki, insanların hangisinin daha güzel amel edeceğini deneyelim.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Biz, (insanların) hangisinin daha güzel iş(ler) yapacağını deneyelim diye yerdeki her şeyi ona ait bir süs yaptık.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

إنَّا جعلنا ما على وجه الأرض من المخلوقات جَمالا لها، ومنفعة لأهلها؛ لنختبرهم: أيُّهم أحسن عملا بطاعتنا، وأيهم أسوأ عملا بالمعاصي، ونجزي كلا بما يستحق.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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