أَنزَلَ He sends down anzala from mina the sky l-samāi water māan and flows fasālat the valleys awdiyatun according to their measure biqadarihā and carries fa-iḥ'tamala the torrent l-saylu a foam zabadan rising rābiyan And from what wamimmā they heat yūqidūna [on] it ʿalayhi in fī the fire l-nāri in order to make ib'tighāa ornaments ḥil'yatin or aw utensils matāʿin a foam zabadun like it mith'luhu Thus kadhālika sets forth yaḍribu Allah l-lahu the truth l-ḥaqa and the falsehood wal-bāṭila Then as for fa-ammā the foam l-zabadu it passes away fayadhhabu (as) scum jufāan and as for wa-ammā what mā benefits yanfaʿu the mankind l-nāsa remains fayamkuthu in fī the earth l-arḍi Thus kadhālika Allah sets forth yaḍribu Allah sets forth l-lahu the examples l-amthāla
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.