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سُورَةُ النُّورِ

The Verse of Light · 24:35

Surah 24 · An-Noor (The Light) · Medinan · Juz 18 · Mushaf page 354

۞ ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌۭ دُرِّىٌّۭ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍۢ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۢ زَيْتُونَةٍۢ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌۭ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍۢ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۭ

Allah 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. Allah guides to His light whom He wills. And Allah presents examples for the people, and Allah is Knowing of all things.

Word by word

  1. ٱللَّهُAllah
  2. نُورُ(is the) Light
  3. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavens
  4. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚand the earth
  5. مَثَلُ(The) example
  6. نُورِهِۦ(of) His Light
  7. كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ(is) like a niche
  8. فِيهَاin it
  9. مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ(is) a lamp
  10. ٱلْمِصْبَاحُthe lamp
  11. فِى(is) in
  12. زُجَاجَةٍ ۖa glass
  13. ٱلزُّجَاجَةُthe glass
  14. كَأَنَّهَاas if it were
  15. كَوْكَبٌۭa star
  16. دُرِّىٌّۭbrilliant
  17. يُوقَدُ(which) is lit
  18. مِنfrom
  19. شَجَرَةٍۢa tree
  20. مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۢblessed
  21. زَيْتُونَةٍۢan olive
  22. لَّاnot
  23. شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ(of the) east
  24. وَلَاand not
  25. غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ(of the) west
  26. يَكَادُwould almost
  27. زَيْتُهَاits oil
  28. يُضِىٓءُglow
  29. وَلَوْeven if
  30. لَمْnot
  31. تَمْسَسْهُtouched it
  32. نَارٌۭ ۚfire
  33. نُّورٌLight
  34. عَلَىٰupon
  35. نُورٍۢ ۗLight
  36. يَهْدِىAllah guides
  37. ٱللَّهُAllah guides
  38. لِنُورِهِۦto His Light
  39. مَنwhom
  40. يَشَآءُ ۚHe wills
  41. وَيَضْرِبُAnd Allah sets forth
  42. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah sets forth
  43. ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَthe examples
  44. لِلنَّاسِ ۗfor the mankind
  45. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
  46. بِكُلِّof every
  47. شَىْءٍthing
  48. عَلِيمٌۭ(is) All-Knower

Word-by-word translation: Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh & Kausar Khatri

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