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. — Al Kahf 18:7 Pin
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إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةًۭ لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًۭا

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.

Al Kahf 18:7

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“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.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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