Quran 24:35
ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِۦ كَمِشْكَوٰةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِى زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّىٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِىٓءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
| EnglishTalal Itani | Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a pillar on which is a lamp. The lamp is within a glass. The glass is like a brilliant planet, fueled by a blessed tree, an olive tree, neither eastern nor western. Its oil would almost illuminate, even if no fire has touched it. Light upon light. Allah guides to His light whomever He wills. Allah thus cites the parables for the people. Allah is Cognizant of everything. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things. |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | Allah, Semavât-ü Arzın nûrudur, nûrunun temsili sanki bir mişkât; içinde bir mısbah, mısbah bir sırçada, sırça sanki bir kevkebi dürrî (bir inci yıldız), mübarek bir ağaçtan tutuşturulur: bir zeytundan ki ne şarkîdir ne garbî, yağı hemen hemen ateş dokunmasa bile zıya verir, nûr üzerine nûr, Allah nûruna dilediğini hidayet buyurur ve insanlar için meseller darb eyler ve Allah, her şey'e alîmdir |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | Dieu est la LUMIÈRE des cieux et de la terre. Cette lumière est comme un foyer dans lequel se trouve un flambeau, un flambeau placé dans un cristal, cristal semblable à une étoile brillante ; ce flambeau s’allume avec l’huile d’un arbre béni d’un olivier qui n’est ni de l’Orient ni de l’Occident, et dont l’huile brille quand même le feu ne la touche pas. C’est lumière sur lumière. Dieu conduit vers sa lumière celui qu’il veut, et propose aux, hommes des paraboles ; car il connaît tout. |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | God is het licht van hemel en aarde. Dat licht is als eene nis, waarin zich eene lamp bevindt; eene lamp in een glas besloten; een glas dat zich vertoont als ware het eene lichtende ster. Het is verlicht met de olie van een gezegenden boom, van een olijfboom, die noch van het Oosten noch van het Westen is. Er is slechts weinig toe noodig om die olie licht te doen geven, zelfs als zij door geen vuur wordt aangemaakt. Dit is een licht met een licht. God zal door dit licht leiden wie hem behaagt. God stelt den menschen vergelijkingen voor; want God kent alle dingen. |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Dio è la luce de’ cieli e della terra. Questa luce rassomiglia ad una face, face situata in un cristallo, cristallo simile ad una stella splendente; questa face si accende coll’olio dell’albero benedetto, di quell’albero d’oliva che non è nè dell’Oriente nè dell’Occidente, ed il cui olio splende anche senza ch’il fuoco lo tocchi. È luce sopra luce. Dio conduce chi vuole verso la sua luce, e propone agli uomini delle parabole; poichè conosce tutto. |