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Quran 18:45

Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), verse 45 of 110 · Juz 15

وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَـٰحُ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا

Translations of Quran 18:45
EnglishTalal Itani

And cite for them the parable of the present life: it is like water that We send down from the sky; the plants of the earth absorb it; but then it becomes debris, scattered by the wind. Allah has absolute power over everything.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And coin for them the similitude of the life of the world as water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingleth with it and then becometh dry twigs that the winds scatter. Allah is able to do all things.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Onlara Dünya hayatın meselesi de şöyle yap: Sanki bir su, onu Semadan indirmişiz, derken onunla Arzın nebatâtı birbirine karışmış, derken bir çöp kırıntısı olmuştur, rüzgârlar onu savurur gider, Allah her şey'e muktedir bulunuyor

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Propose-leur la parabole de la vie de ce monde. Elle ressemble à l’eau que nous faisons descendre du ciel, les plantes de la terre se mêlent à elle ; le lendemain elles sont sèches ; les vents les dispersent. Car Dieu est tout-puissant.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Stel hun eene vergelijking van het tegenwoordige leven voor. Het is als water, dat wij van den hemel nederzenden; het gras der aarde is daarmede vermengd en nadat het groen en bloeiende is geweest, wordt het des ochtends tot droge stoppels, die door den wind worden verspreid; want God is in staat alle dingen te doen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Proponi loro la parabola della vita mondana. Essa rassomiglia all’acqua che facciamo piovere dal cielo; le piante della terra s’immischiano con essa; l’indomane sono secche; i venti le disperdono. Poichè Dio è onnipotente.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.