The Prophets 21:58

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Arabic English Morphology
So he made them V
جُذَٰذًا judhādhan
(into) pieces Noun
إِلَّا illā
except Prep
كَبِيرًا kabīran
a large (one) Noun
of them Noun
so that they may Prep
to it Prep
return V

He broke them all into pieces, but left the biggest one for them to return to

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

فَجَعَلَهُمۡ جُذَ ٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِیرࣰا لَّهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ إِلَیۡهِ یَرۡجِعُونَ ۝٥٨

fajaʿalahum judhādhan illā kabīran lahum laʿallahum ilayhi yarjiʿūn