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Quran Maqasid

the Light Verse (Ayat an-Nur)

Surah An-Nur, verse 35

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الله نور السماوات والارض مثل نوره كمشكاة فيها مصباح المصباح في زجاجة الزجاجة كانها كوكب دري يوقد من شجرة مباركة زيتونة لا شرقية ولا غربية يكاد زيتها يضيء ولو لم تمسسه نار نور على نور يهدي الله لنوره من يشاء ويضرب الله الامثال للناس والله بكل شيء عليم

God is the Light Of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light Is as if there were a Niche And within it a Lamp: The Lamp enclosed in Glass: The glass as it were A brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, An Olive, neither of the East Nor of the West, Whose Oil is well-nigh Luminous, Though fire scarce touched it Light upon Light! God doth guide Whom He will To His Light: God doth set forth Parables For men: and God Doth know all things.

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  • Verse 35 of 64
  • Juz 18
  • Page 354

Word by word

  1. ۞ ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. نُورُ(is the) Lightnūru
  3. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  4. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚand the earthwal-arḍi
  5. مَثَلُ(The) examplemathalu
  6. نُورِهِۦ(of) His Lightnūrihi
  7. كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ(is) like a nichekamish'katin
  8. فِيهَاin itfīhā
  9. مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ(is) a lampmiṣ'bāḥun
  10. ٱلْمِصْبَاحُthe lampl-miṣ'bāḥu
  11. فِى(is) infī
  12. زُجَاجَةٍ ۖa glasszujājatin
  13. ٱلزُّجَاجَةُthe glassl-zujājatu
  14. كَأَنَّهَاas if it wereka-annahā
  15. كَوْكَبٌۭa starkawkabun
  16. دُرِّىٌّۭbrilliantdurriyyun
  17. يُوقَدُ(which) is lityūqadu
  18. مِنfrommin
  19. شَجَرَةٍۢa treeshajaratin
  20. مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۢblessed mubārakatin
  21. زَيْتُونَةٍۢan olivezaytūnatin
  22. لَّاnotlā
  23. شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ(of the) eastsharqiyyatin
  24. وَلَاand notwalā
  25. غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ(of the) westgharbiyyatin
  26. يَكَادُwould almostyakādu
  27. زَيْتُهَاits oilzaytuhā
  28. يُضِىٓءُglowyuḍīu
  29. وَلَوْeven ifwalaw
  30. لَمْnotlam
  31. تَمْسَسْهُtouched ittamsashu
  32. نَارٌۭ ۚfirenārun
  33. نُّورٌLightnūrun
  34. عَلَىٰuponʿalā
  35. نُورٍۢ ۗLightnūrin
  36. يَهْدِىAllah guidesyahdī
  37. ٱللَّهُAllah guidesl-lahu
  38. لِنُورِهِۦto His Lightlinūrihi
  39. مَنwhomman
  40. يَشَآءُ ۚHe willsyashāu
  41. وَيَضْرِبُAnd Allah sets forthwayaḍribu
  42. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah sets forthl-lahu
  43. ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَthe examplesl-amthāla
  44. لِلنَّاسِ ۗfor the mankindlilnnāsi
  45. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  46. بِكُلِّof everybikulli
  47. شَىْءٍthingshayin
  48. عَلِيمٌۭ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun

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