the two masses of water are not alike. the one is sweet sates thirst and is pleasant to drink from while the other is salt bitter on the tongue. yet from both you eat fresh meat and extract from it ornaments that you wear and you see ships cruising through it that you may seek of his bounty and be thankful to him.
وما يستوي البحران هذا عذب فرات سائغ شرابه وهذا ملح أجاج ومن كل تأكلون لحما طريا وتستخرجون حلية تلبسونها وترى الفلك فيه مواخر لتبتغوا من فضله ولعلكم تشكرون