Surah Nuh 71:16 — translation and meaning
نوح · Verse 16 / 28 · Page 571
وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
Word by Word
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
And made
الْقَمَرَ
al-qamara
the moon
فِيهِنَّ
fihinna
therein
نُورًا
nuran
a light
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and made
الشَّمْسَ
al-shamsa
the sun
سِرَاجًا
sirajan
a lamp
Transliteration
Wa ja'alal qamara feehinna nooranw wa ja'alash shamsa siraajaa
Translation
And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
“And He made the moon a light for the people of the earth, in the nearest of the heavens, also making the sun illuminating.”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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