32وَمِن آياتِهِ الجَوارِ فِي البَحرِ كَالأَعلامِMuhammad AsadAnd among His signs1 are the ships that sail like [floating] mountains through the seas:As is evident from the sequence, in this instance the term ayah (lit., "sign" or "[divine] message") is used in the sense of "parable". (See next note.)