ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّىٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿35﴾
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.
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← read from right to left3Of the heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِOf the heavens 4And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth 5The exampleمَثَلُmathaluI 6Of his lightنُورِهِnurihiCBIN+PRONATTنُورِOf his light+هِhim / his / it 7Is like a nicheكَمِشْكَاةٍkamishkatinCBIP+Nكَlike+مِشْكَاةٍIs like a niche 9Is a lampمِصْبَاحٌmisbahunI 10The lampالْمِصْبَاحُl-misbahuIالthe+مِصْبَاحُLamp 12A glassزُجَاجَةٍzujajatinI 13The glassالزُّجَاجَةُl-zujajatuIالthe+زُجَاجَةُGlass 14As if it wereكَأَنَّهَاka-annahaCBHACC+PRONATTكَأَنَّAs if it were+هَاher / it / its 15A starكَوْكَبٌkawkabunI 16BrilliantدُرِّيٌّdurriyyunI 17Which is litيُوقَدُyuqaduF 19A treeشَجَرَةٍshajaratinI 20BlessedمُبَارَكَةٍmubarakatinI 21An oliveزَيْتُونَةٍzaytunatinI 23Of the eastشَرْقِيَّةٍsharqiyyatinI 25Of the westغَرْبِيَّةٍgharbiyyatinI 26Would almostيَكَادُyakaduF 27Its oilزَيْتُهَاzaytuhaCBIN+PRONATTزَيْتُIts oil+هَاher / it / its 31Touched itتَمْسَسْهُtamsashuCBFV+PRONATTتَمْسَسْTouched+هُhim / his / it 36Allah guidesيَهْدِيyahdiF 37Allah guidesاللَّهُl-lahuI 38To his lightلِنُورِهِlinurihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+نُورِHis light+هِhim / his / it 40He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF 41And Allah sets forthوَيَضْرِبُwayadribuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَضْرِبُAllah sets forth 42And Allah sets forthاللَّهُl-lahuI 43The examplesالْأَمْثَالَl-amthalaIالthe+أَمْثَالَExamples 44For the mankindلِلنَّاسِlilnnasiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِMankind 45And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 46Of everyبِكُلِّbikulliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كُلِّOf every 48Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI فِى بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ ٱللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُۥ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْءَاصَالِ ﴿36﴾
[Such niches are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings
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← read from right to left3Which Allah orderedأَذِنَadhinaF 4Which Allah orderedاللَّهُl-lahuI 6They be raisedتُرْفَعَturfa'aF 7And be mentionedوَيُذْكَرَwayudhkaraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُذْكَرَBe mentioned 9His nameاسْمُهُusmuhuCBIN+PRONATTاسْمُHis name+هُhim / his / it 10GlorifyيُسَبِّحُyusabbihuF 11[to] himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 13In the morningsبِالْغُدُوِّbil-ghuduwiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+غُدُوِّMornings 14And in the eveningsوَالْآصَالِwal-asaliCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+آصَالِIn the evenings رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَٰرَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءِ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۙ يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ ﴿37﴾
[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -
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← read from right to left3Distracts themتُلْهِيهِمْtulhihimCBFV+PRONATTتُلْهِيDistracts+هِمْthem / their 4TradeتِجَارَةٌtijaratunI 8The remembrance of AllahذِكْرِdhikriI 9The remembrance of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 10And from establishingوَإِقَامِwa-iqamiCBICONJ+Nوَand+إِقَامِFrom establishing 11The prayerالصَّلَاةِl-salatiIالthe+صَلَاةِPrayer 12And givingوَإِيتَاءِwa-ita'iCBICONJ+Nوَand+إِيتَاءِGiving 13Zakahالزَّكَاةِl-zakatiIالthe+زَكَاةِZakah 14They fearيَخَافُونَyakhafunaF 16Will turn aboutتَتَقَلَّبُtataqallabuF 17ThereinفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هِhim / his / it 18The heartsالْقُلُوبُl-qulubuIالthe+قُلُوبُHearts 19And the eyesوَالْأَبْصَارُwal-absaruCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَبْصَارُEyes لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ﴿38﴾
That Allah may reward them [according to] the best of what they did and increase them from His bounty. And Allah gives provision to whom He wills without account.
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← read from right to left1That Allah may reward themلِيَجْزِيَهُمُliyajziyahumuCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+يَجْزِيَThat Allah may reward+هُمُthem / their 2That Allah may reward themاللَّهُl-lahuI 3With the bestأَحْسَنَahsanaI 6And increase themوَيَزِيدَهُمْwayazidahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يَزِيدَIncrease+هُمْthem / their 8His bountyفَضْلِهِfadlihiCBIN+PRONATTفَضْلِHis bounty+هِhim / his / it 9And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 10ProvidesيَرْزُقُyarzuquF 12He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF 13WithoutبِغَيْرِbighayriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَيْرِWithout وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ كَسَرَابٍۭ بِقِيعَةٍ يَحْسَبُهُ ٱلظَّمْـَٔانُ مَآءً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَهُۥ لَمْ يَجِدْهُ شَيْـًٔا وَوَجَدَ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ فَوَفَّىٰهُ حِسَابَهُۥ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿39﴾
But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds Allah before Him, and He will pay him in full his due; and Allah is swift in account.
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← read from right to left1But those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَBut those who 2DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF 3Their deedsأَعْمَالُهُمْa'maluhumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْمَالُTheir deeds+هُمْthem / their 4Are like a mirageكَسَرَابٍkasarabinCBIP+Nكَlike+سَرَابٍAre like a mirage 5In a lowlandبِقِيعَةٍbiqi'atinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+قِيعَةٍA lowland 6Thinks itيَحْسَبُهُyahsabuhuCBFV+PRONATTيَحْسَبُThinks+هُhim / his / it 7The thirsty oneالظَّمْآنُl-zam'anuIالthe+ظَمْآنُThirsty one 11He comes to itجَاءَهُja'ahuCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَHe comes to+هُhim / his / it 13He finds itيَجِدْهُyajidhuCBFV+PRONATTيَجِدْHe finds+هُhim / his / it 14To be anythingشَيْئًاshay'anI 15But he findsوَوَجَدَwawajadaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+وَجَدَBut he finds 17Before himعِنْدَهُ'indahuCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَBefore+هُhim / his / it 18He will pay him in fullفَوَفَّاهُfawaffahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+وَفَّاHe will pay him in full+هُhim / his / it 19His dueحِسَابَهُhisabahuCBIN+PRONATTحِسَابَHis due+هُhim / his / it 20And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 22In the accountالْحِسَابِl-hisabiIالthe+حِسَابِIn the account أَوْ كَظُلُمَٰتٍ فِى بَحْرٍ لُّجِّىٍّ يَغْشَىٰهُ مَوْجٌ مِّن فَوْقِهِۦ مَوْجٌ مِّن فَوْقِهِۦ سَحَابٌ ۚ ظُلُمَٰتٌۢ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ إِذَآ أَخْرَجَ يَدَهُۥ لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرَىٰهَا ۗ وَمَن لَّمْ يَجْعَلِ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥ نُورًا فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن نُّورٍ ﴿40﴾
Or [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are clouds - darknesses, some of them upon others. When one puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to whom Allah has not granted light - for him there is no light.
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← read from right to left2Is like the darkness[es]كَظُلُمَاتٍkazulumatinCBIP+Nكَlike+ظُلُمَاتٍIs like the darkness[es] 6Covers itيَغْشَاهُyaghshahuCBFV+PRONATTيَغْشَاCovers+هُhim / his / it 9On itفَوْقِهِfawqihiCBIN+PRONATTفَوْقِOn+هِhim / his / it 12On itفَوْقِهِfawqihiCBIN+PRONATTفَوْقِOn+هِhim / his / it 14Darkness[es]ظُلُمَاتٌzulumatunI 15Some of itبَعْضُهَاba'duhaCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضُSome of+هَاher / it / its 19He puts outأَخْرَجَakhrajaF 20His handيَدَهُyadahuCBIN+PRONATTيَدَHis hand+هُhim / his / it 23He can see itيَرَاهَاyarahaCBFV+PRONATTيَرَاHe can see+هَاher / it / its 24And for whomوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْFor whom 26Allah has madeيَجْعَلِyaj'aliF 27Allah has madeاللَّهُl-lahuI 28For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 31For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
