and not alike are the two bodies of water. one is fresh and sweet palatable for drinking and one is salty and bitter. and from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear and you see the ships plowing through that you might seek of his bounty and perhaps you will be grateful.
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