But ye have known the first creation: why will ye not mind?
Have ye considered what ye sow?
Is it ye who raise it, or are we the raisers thereof?
If we pleased we could surely make it dry, so that ye would stop and marvel, [saying]
“We have spent, yet we are forbidden [the fruits].”
Have ye considered the water ye drink?
Is it ye who send it down from the clouds, or do we send it down?
If we pleased we could make it salt; why will ye not be thankful?
Have ye considered the fire which ye kindle?
Is it ye who make the wood that produces it, or do we make it?