Surah An-Nur, ayah 35
۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّىٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Allāh is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp; the lamp is within glass, the glass as if it were a pearly [white] star lit from [the oil of] a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil would almost glow even if untouched by fire. Light upon light. Allāh guides to His light whom He wills. And Allāh presents examples for the people, and Allāh is Knowing of all things.
Word by word
- ۞ ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
- نُورُnūru(is the) Light
- ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
- وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
- مَثَلُmathalu(The) example
- نُورِهِۦnūrihi(of) His Light
- كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢkamish'katin(is) like a niche
- فِيهَاfīhāin it
- مِصْبَاحٌ ۖmiṣ'bāḥun(is) a lamp
- ٱلْمِصْبَاحُl-miṣ'bāḥuthe lamp
- فِىfī(is) in
- زُجَاجَةٍ ۖzujājatina glass
- ٱلزُّجَاجَةُl-zujājatuthe glass
- كَأَنَّهَاka-annahāas if it were
- كَوْكَبٌۭkawkabuna star
- دُرِّىٌّۭdurriyyunbrilliant
- يُوقَدُyūqadu(which) is lit
- مِنminfrom
- شَجَرَةٍۢshajaratina tree
- مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۢmubārakatinblessed
- زَيْتُونَةٍۢzaytūnatinan olive
- لَّاlānot
- شَرْقِيَّةٍۢsharqiyyatin(of the) east
- وَلَاwalāand not
- غَرْبِيَّةٍۢgharbiyyatin(of the) west
- يَكَادُyakāduwould almost
- زَيْتُهَاzaytuhāits oil
- يُضِىٓءُyuḍīuglow
- وَلَوْwalaweven if
- لَمْlamnot
- تَمْسَسْهُtamsashutouched it
- نَارٌۭ ۚnārunfire
- نُّورٌnūrunLight
- عَلَىٰʿalāupon
- نُورٍۢ ۗnūrinLight
- يَهْدِىyahdīAllah guides
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah guides
- لِنُورِهِۦlinūrihito His Light
- مَنmanwhom
- يَشَآءُ ۚyashāuHe wills
- وَيَضْرِبُwayaḍribuAnd Allah sets forth
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah sets forth
- ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَl-amthālathe examples
- لِلنَّاسِ ۗlilnnāsifor the mankind
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- بِكُلِّbikulliof every
- شَىْءٍshayinthing
- عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun(is) All-Knower
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