سُوْرَةُ الْفَجْرِ

Surah Al-Fajr (89) — Ayah 21

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كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا ﴿21﴾
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
كَلَّآ kallā Nay
إِذَا idhā When
دُكَّتِ dukkati is leveled
ٱلْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth
دَكًّۭا dakkan pounded
دَكًّۭا dakkan (and) crushed

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(Ayah 21) {كَلَّاۤ اِذَا دُكَّتِ الْاَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا:’’ كَلَّاۤ ‘‘} Never! That is, you should never do so; rather, you should keep in mind the time when, with the first blowing of the Trumpet, the earth will be shattered into pieces and turned into a level, barren plain.

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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21. No indeed [14]! When the earth is pounded and crushed completely flat [15],

[14] That is, it is absolutely impossible that you should not be questioned about such deeds, and indeed, such a time is surely coming.
[15] That is, due to continuous earthquakes and shocks on the earth, its mountains will be shattered into pieces, all its highs and lows will be leveled, and the earth will be turned into a flat plain.