سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 8
وَإِنَّا لَجَـٰعِلُونَ مَا عَلَيْهَا صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily We shall make all that is on it (the earth) a bare dry soil (without any vegetation or trees.).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
And indeed, We
لَجَـٰعِلُونَ
lajāʿilūna
(will) surely make
مَا
mā
what
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
(is) on it
صَعِيدًۭا
ṣaʿīdan
soil
جُرُزًا
juruzan
barren
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 8){وَ اِنَّا لَجٰعِلُوْنَ مَا عَلَيْهَا …: ’’ صَعِيْدًا ‘‘ } Soil, because it is raised above the sea. {’’ صَعِدَ يَصْعَدُ ‘‘} To ascend. { ’’ جُرُزًا ‘‘ } Barren land, in which there is no greenery. {’’جَرَزَتِ الْأَرْضُ‘‘} Due to famine or locusts, nothing that had grown remains on the land. In Surah As-Sajdah it is said: «اَوَ لَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّا نَسُوْقُ الْمَآءَ اِلَى الْاَرْضِ الْجُرُزِ فَنُخْرِجُ بِهٖ زَرْعًا تَاْكُلُ مِنْهُ اَنْعَامُهُمْ وَ اَنْفُسُهُمْ اَفَلَا يُبْصِرُوْنَ » [ السجدۃ : ۲۷ ] "And has it not guided them that We drive water to barren land, then We bring forth crops with it from which their cattle eat and they themselves also? Do they not see?" In both these verses, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is comforted that the things over which the disbelievers are boasting are all adornments of the earth for a few days, then a time will come when there will be no house, no garden, no greenery, no animal, no human on it, meaning all this hustle and bustle will come to an end.
