سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 7
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them are best in deeds. [i.e. those who do good deeds in the most perfect manner, that means to do them (deeds) totally for Allâh’s sake and in accordance to the legal ways of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
We have made
مَا
mā
what
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
زِينَةًۭ
zīnatan
adornment
لَّهَا
lahā
for it
لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ
linabluwahum
that We may test [them]
أَيُّهُمْ
ayyuhum
which of them
أَحْسَنُ
aḥsanu
(is) best
عَمَلًۭا
ʿamalan
(in) deed
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
7. 1. Whatever is on the face of the earth—animals, inanimate objects, plants, minerals, and other buried treasures—all these are the adornment and splendor of the world.
