Quran 24:40

Surah An-Nur, Verse 40

Verse 40 of 64 in Surah An-Nur (النور), chapter 24 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

أَوْ كَظُلُمَـٰتٍ فِى بَحْرٍ لُّجِّىٍّ يَغْشَىٰهُ مَوْجٌ مِّن فَوْقِهِۦ مَوْجٌ مِّن فَوْقِهِۦ سَحَابٌ ۚ ظُلُمَـٰتٌۢ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ إِذَآ أَخْرَجَ يَدَهُۥ لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرَىٰهَا ۗ وَمَن لَّمْ يَجْعَلِ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥ نُورًا فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن نُّورٍ

EnglishSaheeh International
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 Allāh has not granted light - for him there is no light.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
அல்லது (அவர்களின் நிலை) ஆழ்கடலில் (ஏற்படும்) பல இருள்களைப் போன்றதாகும்; அதனை ஓர் அலை மூடுகிறது. அதற்கு மேல் மற்றோர் அலை அதற்கும் மேல் மேகம். (இப்படி) பல இருள்கள். சில சிலவற்றுக்கு மேல் இருக்கின்றன. (அப்பொழுது) அவன் தன் கையை வெளியே நீட்டீனால் அவனால் அதைப் பார்க்க முடியாது எவனுக்கு அல்லாஹ் ஒளியை ஏற்படுத்தவில்லையோ அவனுக்கு எந்த ஒளியுமில்லை.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
එසේ නැතහොත් (ඔවුන්ගේ ක්‍රියාවන් වනාහි) ගැඹුරු මුහුදෙහි පවතින අන්ධකාරයන් මෙනි. රළක් එය ආවරණය කරයි. ඊට ඉහළින් තවත් රළකි. ඊට ඉහළින් වලාකුළකි. අන්ධකාරයන් ඒවායෙහි සමහරක් සමහරකට ඉහළින් පවතී. ඔහු තම අත බැහැර කළ ද ඔහුට එය දැක ගත නොහැකි වෙයි. තවද අල්ලාහ් කවරෙකුට ආලෝකය ඇති නො කරන්නේ ද එවිට කිසිදු ආලෝකයක් ඔහුට නොමැත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
یا مثل ان اندھیروں کے ہے جو نہایت گہرے سمندر کی تہہ میں ہوں جسے اوپر تلے کی موجوں نے ڈھانﭗ رکھا ہو، پھر اوپر سے بادل چھائے ہوئے ہوں۔ الغرض اندھیریاں ہیں جو اوپر تلے پےدرپے ہیں۔ جب اپنا ہاتھ نکالے تو اسے بھی قریب ہے کہ نہ دیکھ سکے ، اور (بات یہ ہے کہ) جسے اللہ تعالیٰ ہی نور نہ دے اس کے پاس کوئی روشنی نہیں ہوتی.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
また(不信者の状態は),深海の暗黒のようなもので,波がかれらを覆い,その上に(また)波があり,その上を(更に)雲が覆っている。暗黒の上に暗黒が重なる。かれが手を差し伸べても凡んどそれは見られない。アッラーが光を与えられない者には,光はない。
ChineseMa Jian
或如重重黑暗,笼罩着汪洋大海,波涛澎湃,上有黑云,黑暗重重叠叠,观者伸出手来时,几乎不见五指。真主没有给谁光明,谁就绝无光明。

Tafsir of 24:40

Two Examples of two kinds of Disbelievers These are two examples which Allah sets forth of two kinds of disbelievers. Similarly He sets forth two parables of the hypocrites at the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah: one involving fire and the other involving water. Similarly, in Surat Ar-Ra`d He gives two parables of the guidance and knowledge that are instilled in the heart, again involving fire and water; we have discussed each of them in the appropriate place and there is no need to repeat it here, praise be to Allah. The first of these two examples is that of the disbelievers who call others to their disbelief, thinking that they have good actions and beliefs, when this is not in fact the case. Their likeness is that of a mirage which is seen in a desert plain, looking from a distance as if it is a deep sea. The word Qi`ah refers to a vast, flat, level area of land in which the mirage may appear. There are different kinds of mirage, one which appears after midday, and another which appears in the morning and looks like water between heaven and earth.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 24:40 — Surah An-Nur Verse 40