أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِيَةٌۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَٱحْتَمَلَ ٱلسَّيْلُ زَبَدًۭا رَّابِيًۭا ۚ وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ ٱبْتِغَآءَ حِلْيَةٍ أَوْ مَتَٰعٍۢ زَبَدٌۭ مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلْبَٰطِلَ ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَآءًۭ ۖ وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ
Translation
Sahih International
He sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples.
Word-by-Word Translation
أَنزَلَ
He sends down
مِنَ
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
the sky
مَآءًۭ
water
فَسَالَتْ
and flows
أَوْدِيَةٌۢ
the valleys
بِقَدَرِهَا
according to their measure
فَٱحْتَمَلَ
and carries
ٱلسَّيْلُ
the torrent
زَبَدًۭا
a foam
رَّابِيًۭا ۚ
rising
وَمِمَّا
And from what
يُوقِدُونَ
they heat
عَلَيْهِ
[on] it
فِى
in
ٱلنَّارِ
the fire
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
in order to make
حِلْيَةٍ
ornaments
أَوْ
or
مَتَـٰعٍۢ
utensils
زَبَدٌۭ
a foam
مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ
like it
كَذَٰلِكَ
Thus
يَضْرِبُ
sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
ٱلْحَقَّ
the truth
وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚ
and the falsehood
فَأَمَّا
Then as for
ٱلزَّبَدُ
the foam
فَيَذْهَبُ
it passes away
جُفَآءًۭ ۖ
(as) scum
وَأَمَّا
and as for
مَا
what
يَنفَعُ
benefits
ٱلنَّاسَ
the mankind
فَيَمْكُثُ
remains
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
the earth
كَذَٰلِكَ
Thus
يَضْرِبُ
Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
Allah sets forth
ٱلْأَمْثَالَ
the examples
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