Examples given in Quran

 ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَاء مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ 39:29

(Fathe Muhammad Jalandari)
خدا ايک مثال بيان کرتا ہے کہ ايک شخص ہے جس ميں کئي (آدمي) شريک ہيں. (مختلف المزاج اور) بدخو اور ايک آدمي خاص ايک شخص کا (غلام) ہے. بھلا دونوں کي حالت برابر ہے. (نہيں) الحمدلله بلکہ يہ اکثر لوگ نہيں جانتے 39:29

(Muhammad Assad)
 39:29 [To this end,] God sets forth a parable: A man who has for his masters several partners, [all of them] at variance with one another, and a man depending wholly on one person: can these two be deemed equal as regards their condition? [Nay,] all praise is due to God [alone]: but most of them do not understand this.39:29

(Yousaf Ali)
 39:29 Allah puts forth a Parable a man belonging to many partners at variance with each other, and a man belonging entirely to one master: are those two equal in comparison? Praise be to Allah. but most of them have no knowledge.39:29