۞ ٱللَّهُ

نُورُ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ

مَثَلُ

نُورِهِۦ

كَمِشۡكَوٰةٖ

فِيهَا

مِصۡبَاحٌۖ

ٱلۡمِصۡبَاحُ

فِي

زُجَاجَةٍۖ

ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ

كَأَنَّهَا

كَوۡكَبٞ

دُرِّيّٞ

يُوقَدُ

مِن

شَجَرَةٖ

مُّبَٰرَكَةٖ

زَيۡتُونَةٖ

لَّا

شَرۡقِيَّةٖ

وَلَا

غَرۡبِيَّةٖ

يَكَادُ

زَيۡتُهَا

يُضِيٓءُ

وَلَوۡ

لَمۡ

تَمۡسَسۡهُ

نَارٞۚ

نُّورٌ

عَلَىٰ

نُورٖۚ

يَهۡدِي

ٱللَّهُ

لِنُورِهِۦ

مَن

يَشَآءُۚ

وَيَضۡرِبُ

ٱللَّهُ

ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَ

لِلنَّاسِۗ

وَٱللَّهُ

بِكُلِّ

شَيۡءٍ

عَلِيمٞ

٣٥

Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is that of a niche, in which there is a lamp; the lamp is in a glass - the glass looks like a brilliant star - it is lit by (the oil of) a blessed tree, the olive, which is neither eastern, nor western. Its oil is about to emit light even though the fire has not touched it - (it is) light upon light. Allah guides to His light whomsoever He wills; Allah describes examples for the people, and Allah knows everything well.

Allah¹ is the Light of the heavens and the earth.² His Light (in the Universe) may be likened to a niche wherein is a lamp, and the lamp is in the crystal which shines in star-like brilliance. It is lit from (the oil) of a blessed olive tree³ that is neither eastern nor western.⁴ Its oil well nigh glows forth (of itself) though no fire touched it: Light upon Light.⁵ Allah guides to His Light whom He wills.⁶ Allah sets forth parables to make people understand. Allah knows everything.⁷