Surah Ar-Ra'd, ayah 17
أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِيَةٌۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَٱحْتَمَلَ ٱلسَّيْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا ۚ وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ ٱبْتِغَآءَ حِلْيَةٍ أَوْ مَتَـٰعٍ زَبَدٌ مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَآءً ۖ وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ
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 Allāh 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 Allāh present examples.
Word by word
- أَنزَلَanzalaHe sends down
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky
- مَآءًۭmāanwater
- فَسَالَتْfasālatand flows
- أَوْدِيَةٌۢawdiyatunthe valleys
- بِقَدَرِهَاbiqadarihāaccording to their measure
- فَٱحْتَمَلَfa-iḥ'tamalaand carries
- ٱلسَّيْلُl-sayluthe torrent
- زَبَدًۭاzabadana foam
- رَّابِيًۭا ۚrābiyanrising
- وَمِمَّاwamimmāAnd from what
- يُوقِدُونَyūqidūnathey heat
- عَلَيْهِʿalayhi[on] it
- فِىfīin
- ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe fire
- ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāain order to make
- حِلْيَةٍḥil'yatinornaments
- أَوْawor
- مَتَـٰعٍۢmatāʿinutensils
- زَبَدٌۭzabaduna foam
- مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚmith'luhulike it
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
- يَضْرِبُyaḍribusets forth
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe truth
- وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚwal-bāṭilaand the falsehood
- فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
- ٱلزَّبَدُl-zabaduthe foam
- فَيَذْهَبُfayadhhabuit passes away
- جُفَآءًۭ ۖjufāan(as) scum
- وَأَمَّاwa-ammāand as for
- مَاmāwhat
- يَنفَعُyanfaʿubenefits
- ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe mankind
- فَيَمْكُثُfayamkuthuremains
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚl-arḍithe earth
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
- يَضْرِبُyaḍribuAllah sets forth
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah sets forth
- ٱلْأَمْثَالَl-amthālathe examples
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