Ruku 305, Juz 18 (ٱلْرُكوع 305, جزء 18)

٢٤ - ٱلنُّور

24 - An-Nour

اَللہُ نُوْرُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ۝۰ۭ مَثَلُ نُوْرِہٖ كَمِشْكٰوۃٍ فِيْہَا مِصْبَاحٌ۝۰ۭ اَلْمِصْبَاحُ فِيْ زُجَاجَۃٍ۝۰ۭ اَلزُّجَاجَۃُ كَاَنَّہَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُّوْقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَۃٍ مُّبٰرَكَۃٍ زَيْتُوْنَۃٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّۃٍ وَّلَا غَرْبِيَّۃٍ۝۰ۙ يَّكَادُ زَيْتُہَا يُضِيْۗءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْہُ نَارٌ۝۰ۭ نُوْرٌ عَلٰي نُوْرٍ۝۰ۭ يَہْدِي اللہُ لِنُوْرِہٖ مَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ۝۰ۭ وَيَضْرِبُ اللہُ الْاَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ۝۳۵ۙ
Allahu nooru alssamawati waalardi mathalu noorihi kamishkatin feeha misbahun almisbahu fee zujajatin alzzujajatu kaannaha kawkabun durriyyun yooqadu min shajaratin mubarakatin zaytoonatin la sharqiyyatin wala gharbiyyatin yakadu zaytuha yudeeo walaw lam tamsashu narun noorun AAala noorin yahdee Allahu linoorihi man yashao wayadribu Allahu alamthala lilnnasi waAllahu bikulli shayin AAaleemun

English

Ahmed Ali

God is the light of the heavens and the earth. The semblance of His light is that of a niche in which is a lamp, the flame within a glass, the glass a glittering star as it were, lit with the oil of a blessed tree, the olive, neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil appears to light up even though fire touches it not, -- light upon light. God guides to His light whom He will. So does God advance precepts of wisdom for men, for God has knowledge of everything.

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فِيْ بُيُوْتٍ اَذِنَ اللہُ اَنْ تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيْہَا اسْمُہٗ۝۰ۙ يُسَبِّــحُ لَہٗ فِيْہَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْاٰصَالِ۝۳۶ۙ
Fee buyootin athina Allahu an turfaAAa wayuthkara feeha ismuhu yusabbihu lahu feeha bialghuduwwi waalasali

English

Ahmed Ali

(The light is lit) in houses of worship which God has allowed to be raised, and His name remembered in them. His praises are sung there morning and evening,

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رِجَالٌ۝۰ۙ لَّا تُلْہِيْہِمْ تِجَارَۃٌ وَّلَا بَيْعٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللہِ وَاِقَامِ الصَّلٰوۃِ وَاِيْتَاۗءِ الزَّكٰوۃِ۝۰۠ۙ يَخَافُوْنَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيْہِ الْقُلُوْبُ وَالْاَبْصَارُ۝۳۷ۤۙ
Rijalun la tulheehim tijaratun wala bayAAun AAan thikri Allahi waiqami alssalati waeetai alzzakati yakhafoona yawman tataqallabu feehi alquloobu waalabsaru

English

Ahmed Ali

By men not distracted from the remembrance of God either by trade and commerce or buying and selling, who stand by their devotional obligations and pay the zakat, who fear the day when hearts and eyes would flutter with trepidation

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لِيَجْزِيَہُمُ اللہُ اَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَيَزِيْدَہُمْ مِّنْ فَضْلِہٖ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَّشَاۗءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ۝۳۸
Liyajziyahumu Allahu ahsana ma AAamiloo wayazeedahum min fadlihi waAllahu yarzuqu man yashao bighayri hisabin

English

Ahmed Ali

That God may reward them for the best of their deeds, and bestow more on them of His bounty, for God gives whom He please without measure.

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وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْۗا اَعْمَالُہُمْ كَسَرَابٍؚ بِقِيْعَۃٍ يَّحْسَبُہُ الظَّمْاٰنُ مَاۗءً۝۰ۭ حَتّٰۗي اِذَا جَاۗءَہٗ لَمْ يَجِدْہُ شَـيْــــًٔـا وَّ وَجَدَ اللہَ عِنْدَہٗ فَوَفّٰىہُ حِسَابَہٗ۝۰ۭ وَاللہُ سَرِيْعُ الْحِسَابِ۝۳۹ۙ
Waallatheena kafaroo aAAmaluhum kasarabin biqeeAAatin yahsabuhu alththamanu maan hatta itha jaahu lam yajidhu shayan wawajada Allaha AAindahu fawaffahu hisabahu waAllahu sareeAAu alhisabi

English

Ahmed Ali

As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in the desert which the thirsty takes for water till he reaches it to find that there was nothing, and finds God with him who settles his account, for God is swift at the reckoning.

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اَوْ كَظُلُمٰتٍ فِيْ بَحْرٍ لُّجِّيٍّ يَّغْشٰـىہُ مَوْجٌ مِّنْ فَوْقِہٖ مَوْجٌ مِّنْ فَوْقِہٖ سَحَابٌ۝۰ۭ ظُلُمٰتٌۢ بَعْضُہَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ۝۰ۭ اِذَاۗ اَخْرَجَ يَدَہٗ لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرٰىہَا۝۰ۭ وَمَنْ لَّمْ يَجْعَلِ اللہُ لَہٗ نُوْرًا فَمَا لَہٗ مِنْ نُّوْرٍ۝۴۰ۧ
Aw kathulumatin fee bahrin lujjiyyin yaghshahu mawjun min fawqihi mawjun min fawqihi sahabun thulumatun baAAduha fawqa baAAdin itha akhraja yadahu lam yakad yaraha waman lam yajAAali Allahu lahu nooran fama lahu min noorin

English

Ahmed Ali

Or like darkness in a wide, wide sea, waves surging upon waves, with clouds overhanging, darkness on darkness. If you stretch your hand, you could hardly see it. For him whom God does not give any light, there is no light.

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