And they bear your loads for you unto a land ye could not reach save with great trouble to yourselves. Lo! your Lord is Full of Pity, Merciful

And horses and mules and asses (hath He created) that ye may ride them, and for ornament. And He createth that which ye know not

And Allah's is the direction of the way, and some (roads) go not straight. And had He willed He would have led you all aright

He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, whence ye have drink, and whence are trees on which ye send your beasts to pasture

Therewith He causeth crops to grow for you, and the olive and the date-palm and grapes and all kinds of fruit. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect

And He hath constrained the night and the day and the sun and the moon to be of service unto you, and the stars are made subservient by His command. Lo! herein indeed are portents for people who have sense

And whatsoever He hath created for you in the earth of divers hues, lo! therein is indeed a portent for people who take heed

And He it is Who hath constrained the sea to be of service that ye eat fresh meat from thence, and bring forth from thence ornaments which ye wear. And thou seest the ships ploughing it that ye (mankind) may seek of His bounty and that haply ye may give thanks