Surah Mulk Verse 5
Ayah 5 of 30 · Para 29
Surah Al-Mulk verse 5: And indeed We have decorated the nearest heaven with lamps, We have made such lamps as missiles to drive away the devils, and have prepared for them the punishment of the blazing fire
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Arabic Text
وَلَقَدۡ زَیَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَاۤءَ ٱلدُّنۡیَا بِمَصَـٰبِیحَ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهَا رُجُومࣰا لِّلشَّیَـٰطِینِۖ وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِیرِ
Transliteration
Wa laqad zaiyannas samaaa'ad dunyaa bimasaa beeha wa ja'alnaahaa rujoomal lish shayaateeni wa a'tadnaa lahum 'azaabas sa'eer
English Translation
And indeed We have decorated the nearest heaven with lamps, We have made such lamps as missiles to drive away the devils, and have prepared for them the punishment of the blazing fire
— Sahih International style rendering
Word-by-Word
- وَلَقَدۡ Wa
- زَیَّنَّا laqad
- ٱلسَّمَاۤءَ zaiyannas
- ٱلدُّنۡیَا samaaa'ad
- بِمَصَـٰبِیحَ dunyaa
- وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهَا bimasaa
- رُجُومࣰا beeha
- لِّلشَّیَـٰطِینِۖ wa
- وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا ja'alnaahaa
- لَهُمۡ rujoomal
- عَذَابَ lish
- ٱلسَّعِیرِ shayaateeni
Tafsir Note
Stars as lamps and missiles against devils link cosmology with spiritual protection. Prepared punishment awaits those who follow Shaytan.
Key Lessons
- The visible sky has purpose beyond decoration
- Devils are repelled by divine order
- Hell is real and prepared
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
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