۞ ٱللَّهُ Allah نُورُ (is the) Light ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth مَثَلُ (The) example نُورِهِۦ (of) His Light كَمِشْكَوٰةٍۢ (is) like a niche فِيهَا in it مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ (is) a lamp ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ the lamp فِى (is) in زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ a glass ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ the glass كَأَنَّهَا as if it were كَوْكَبٌۭ a star دُرِّىٌّۭ brilliant يُوقَدُ (which) is lit مِن from شَجَرَةٍۢ a tree مُّبَـٰرَكَةٍۢ blessed زَيْتُونَةٍۢ an olive لَّا not شَرْقِيَّةٍۢ (of the) east وَلَا and not غَرْبِيَّةٍۢ (of the) west يَكَادُ would almost زَيْتُهَا its oil يُضِىٓءُ glow وَلَوْ even if لَمْ not تَمْسَسْهُ touched it نَارٌۭ ۚ fire نُّورٌ Light عَلَىٰ upon نُورٍۢ ۗ Light يَهْدِى Allah guides ٱللَّهُ Allah guides لِنُورِهِۦ to His Light مَن whom يَشَآءُ ۚ He wills وَيَضْرِبُ And Allah sets forth ٱللَّهُ And Allah sets forth ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ the examples لِلنَّاسِ ۗ for the mankind وَٱللَّهُ And Allah بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمٌۭ (is) All-Knower ٣٥
Allāh 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. Allāh guides to His light whom He wills. And Allāh presents examples for the people, and Allāh is Knowing of all things.
— Come To Light