أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِيَةٌ بِقَدَرِهَا فَاحْتَمَلَ السَّيْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا ۚ وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ ابْتِغَاءَ حِلْيَةٍ أَوْ مَتَاعٍ زَبَدٌ مِّثْلُهُ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْحَقَّ وَالْبَاطِلَ ۚ فَأَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَاءً ۖ وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ النَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ ١٧

He sends down water (rain) from the sky, and the valleys flow according to their measure, but the flood bears away the foam that mounts up to the surface, and (also) from that (ore) which they heat in the fire in order to make ornaments or utensils, rises a foam like unto it, thus does Allah (by parables) show forth truth and falsehood. Then, as for the foam it passes away as scum upon the banks, while that which is for the good of mankind remains in the earth. Thus Allah sets forth parables (for the truth and falsehood, i.e. Belief and disbelief).

أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً

He sends down water (rain) from the sky,

فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِيَةٌ بِقَدَرِهَا

and the valleys flow according to their measure,

فَاحْتَمَلَ السَّيْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا ۚ

but the flood bears away the foam that mounts up to the surface,

وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ

and (also) from that (ore) which they heat in the fire

ابْتِغَاءَ حِلْيَةٍ أَوْ مَتَاعٍ

in order to make ornaments or utensils,

زَبَدٌ مِّثْلُهُ ۚ

rises a foam like unto it,

كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْحَقَّ وَالْبَاطِلَ ۚ

thus does Allah (by parables) show forth truth and falsehood.

فَأَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَاءً ۖ

Then, as for the foam it passes away as scum upon the banks,

وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ النَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ

while that which is for the good of mankind remains in the earth.

كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ

Thus Allah sets forth parables (for the truth and falsehood, i.e. Belief and disbelief).