Quran 10:24

The likeness of the present life is this: water that We send down from the sky is absorbed by the plants of the earth, from which the people and the animals eat. Until, when the earth puts on its fine appearance, and is beautified, and its inhabitants think that they have mastered it, Our command descends upon it by night or by day, and We turn it into stubble, as if it had not flourished the day before. We thus clarify the revelations for people who reflect.

The similitude of the life of the world is only as water which We send down from the sky, then the earth's growth of that which men and cattle eat mingleth with it till, when the earth hath taken on her ornaments and is embellished, and her people deem that they are masters of her, Our commandment cometh by night or by day and We make it as reaped corn as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do we expound the revelations for people who reflect.

O Dünya hayatın meseli sırf şunun gibidir: bir su, biz onu Semâdan indirmişiz derken onunla Yer yüzünün otu: insan ve davar yiyeceğinden birbirine girmiştir, Nihayet Arz, bütün zinetini takınıb süslendiği, ehli de onun üzerine kendilerini kadir zannettikleri bir sırada geceleyin veya gündüzün ona emrimiz gelivermiş bir lâhzada ona öyle bir tırpan atıvermiştir ki sanki dün hiç bir şenlik yokmuş, işte düşünecek bir kavm için âyetleri böyle tavsıl ediyoruz

Le monde d’ici-bas ressemble à l’eau que nous faisons descendre du ciel ; elle se mêle aux plantes de la terre dont se nourrissent les hommes et les animaux, jusqu’à ce que la terre, l’ayant absorbée, s’en pare et s’en embellisse. Les habitants de la terre croient qu’ils en sont les maitres ; mais nos arrêts y ont passé durant la nuit ou pendant le jour, et aussitôt il en fut des récoltes comme s’il n’y eût eu rien la veille. C’est ainsi que nous faisons paraître clairement nos signes à ceux qui réfléchissent.

Waarlijk, de gelijkenis van het tegenwoordige leven is niet anders dan water, dat wij van den hemel nederzenden, en waarmede de voortbrengselen der aarde zijn vermengd, waarvan de menschen eten en het vee, tot de aarde, na het opslorpen er van, haar kleed ontvangt en met verschillende planten wordt bedekt. Hare bewoners verbeelden zich, dat zij er de macht over hebben; maar ons bevel komt des nachts of bij dag, en dadelijk is het met den oogst, alsof er den vorigen dag nog niets ware geweest. Zoo leggen wij onze teekens uit, voor hen die overwegen.

Il mondo rassomiglia all’acqua che facciamo piovere dal cielo; essa si mesce alle piante della terra di cui si nudriscono gli animali, finchè la terra l’abbia assorbita, e se ne abbellisca. Gli abitanti della terra credono di esserne i padroni; ma i nostri decreti vi sono passati notte e giorno, e tosto i raccolti sparirono come se fossero stati mietuti, e come se il giorno precedente non vi fosse stato nulla. Così noi spieghiamo i nostri segni per quei che riflettono.