Al-Waqi'ah Verse 70

If We willed, We could make it salty. Will you not then give thanks?

If We willed, We could make it salty; will you not then give thanks?

Did We will, We would make it bitter; so why are you not thankful?

If We wanted, We could make it bitter: will you not be thankful?

If We willed, surely We would make it brackish. Wherefore give ye not thanks?

Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable); then why do ye not give thanks?

If We had so pleased, We could have made it bitter. So why would you not give thanks?

We could make it brackish, if We pleased; so why do you not acknowledge thanks?

If We will We can make it bitter, so why do you not give thanks?

If We wish We can make it bitter. Then why do you not give thanks?

If We so willed, We would make it bitter and salty. Then, should you not give thanks?

If We (so) pleased We could make it brackish. Then why do you not give thanks?

If We will/want We made it salty and bitter, so if only you thank/be grateful

If We will We can make it bitter, so why do you not give thanks?

If We willed, We could have made it salty; why do you not then give thanks

If We willed, We verily could make it salt (and undrinkable), why then do you not give thanks (to Allah)?

Do you bring it down from the clouds, or are We the Bringer?

If We pleased, We would have made it salty; why do you not then give thanks?

If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks?

Had We wanted, We could have made it salty. Why then do you not give thanks?

If We will, We would make it bitter, why then do you not give thanks?

If We willed, We verily could make it salty; why then do you not give thanks

If We so pleased, We certainly could make it salty. Why, then, are you not grateful?

If We will, We can make it salty. Will you not be thankful?

If We willed, We could make it bitter, salty, undrinkable -- why then will you not give thanks?

لَوْ نَشَاء جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا

(If We willed, We verily could make it salty;) meaning salty, sour, undrinkable and unfit for growing plants,

فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ



why then do you not give thanks?

`why do you not appreciate the favor Allah does for you by sending down the rain fresh, ready to consume,'

هُوَ الَّذِى أَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَأءً لَّكُم مَّنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَمِنْهُ شَجَرٌ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ

يُنبِتُ لَكُمْ بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَالزَّيْتُونَ وَالنَّخِيلَ وَالَاعْنَـبَ وَمِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَتِ إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

From it you drink and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture. With it He causes to grow for you the crops, the olives, the date palms, the grapes, and every kind of fruit. Verily, in this is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for people who give thought. (16;10-11)

Allah said,

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ النَّارَ الَّتِي تُورُونَ

Had We willed We could render it salty and embitter all the sweets of life so why are you not impelled to the feeling of gratitude