Sura 24 An-Nur (The Light), ayah 35

  1. اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

    Translation by words

    ٱللَّهُ
    Allah
    نُورُ
    (is the) Light
    ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
    (of) the heavens
    وَٱلْأَرْضِ
    and the earth.
    مَثَلُ
    (The) example
    نُورِهِۦ
    (of) His Light
    كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ
    (is) like a niche
    فِيهَا
    in it
    مِصْبَاحٌ
    (is) a lamp;
    ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ
    the lamp
    فِى
    (is) in
    زُجَاجَةٍ
    a glass,
    ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ
    the glass
    كَأَنَّهَا
    as if it were
    كَوْكَبٌ
    a star
    دُرِّىٌّ
    brilliant
    يُوقَدُ
    (which) is lit
    مِن
    from
    شَجَرَةٍ
    a tree
    مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ
    blessed -
    زَيْتُونَةٍ
    an olive,
    لَّا
    not
    شَرْقِيَّةٍ
    (of the) east
    وَلَا
    and not
    غَرْبِيَّةٍ
    (of the) west,
    يَكَادُ
    would almost
    زَيْتُهَا
    its oil
    يُضِىٓءُ
    glow,
    وَلَوْ
    even if
    لَمْ
    not
    تَمْسَسْهُ
    touched it
    نَارٌ
    fire.
    نُّورٌ
    Light
    عَلَىٰ
    upon
    نُورٍ
    Light.
    يَهْدِى
    Allah guides
    ٱللَّهُ
    Allah guides
    لِنُورِهِۦ
    to His Light
    مَن
    whom
    يَشَآءُ
    He wills.
    وَيَضْرِبُ
    And Allah sets forth
    ٱللَّهُ
    And Allah sets forth
    ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ
    the examples
    لِلنَّاسِ
    for the mankind.
    وَٱللَّهُ
    And Allah
    بِكُلِّ
    of every
    شَىْءٍ
    thing
    عَلِيمٌ
    (is) All-Knower.

    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.

    24:35

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 24 An-Nur (The Light)