Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 32
يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِـُٔوا۟ نُورَ ٱللَّهِ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى ٱللَّهُ إِلَّآ أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
At-Tawbah · 9:32
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- يُرِيدُونَyurīdūnaThey want
- أَنanto
- يُطْفِـُٔوا۟yuṭ'fiūextinguish
- نُورَnūraAllah's light
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah's light
- بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْbi-afwāhihimwith their mouths
- وَيَأْبَىwayabābut Allah refuses
- ٱللَّهُl-lahubut Allah refuses
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنanto
- يُتِمَّyutimmaperfect
- نُورَهُۥnūrahuHis Light
- وَلَوْwalaweven if
- كَرِهَkarihathe disbelievers dislike (it)
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūnathe disbelievers dislike (it)
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