[35] Allâh is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as (if there were) a niche and within it a lamp: the lamp is in glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the east (i.e. neither it gets sun-rays only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e. nor it gets sun-rays only in the afternoon, but it is exposed to the sun all day long), whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself), though no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Allâh guides to His Light whom He wills. And Allâh sets forth parables for mankind, and Allâh is All-Knower of everything.
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How great the wonders of the heavens
And the timeless beauty of the night
How great – then how great..
The Creator
And its stars like priceless jewels
Far beyond the reach of kings
Bow down for the shepherd,
guiding him home.
But how many eyes are closed
To the wonders of this night
Like pearls, hidden deep
beneath a dark stream of desires.
But like dreams vanish
with the call to prayer
And the dawn extinguishes night
here too - are signs
God is the Light
God is the Light.
How great the beauty of the Earth
and the creatures who dwell on her.
How great – then how great..
The Creator
As its mountains pierce the clouds
High above the lives of men
Weeping, rivers
for thousands of years.
But how many hearts are closed
To the wonders of this sight?
Like birds in a cage,
asleep with closed wings
But like work stops
with the call to prayer
And the birds reside
here too - are signs
God is the Light
God is the Light.
How great the works of man
and the things he makes
How great.. then how great
The Creator
Though he strives to reach the heavens
He can barely survive
The wars, of the world
he lives in.
Yet, how many times he’s tried,
himself to immortalise?
Like his parents before him
in the Garden of Eden
But like the sun sets
with the call to prayer
And surrenders to the night
here too - are signs
And the timeless beauty of the night
How great – then how great..
The Creator
And its stars like priceless jewels
Far beyond the reach of kings
Bow down for the shepherd,
guiding him home.
But how many eyes are closed
To the wonders of this night
Like pearls, hidden deep
beneath a dark stream of desires.
But like dreams vanish
with the call to prayer
And the dawn extinguishes night
here too - are signs
God is the Light
God is the Light.
How great the beauty of the Earth
and the creatures who dwell on her.
How great – then how great..
The Creator
As its mountains pierce the clouds
High above the lives of men
Weeping, rivers
for thousands of years.
But how many hearts are closed
To the wonders of this sight?
Like birds in a cage,
asleep with closed wings
But like work stops
with the call to prayer
And the birds reside
here too - are signs
God is the Light
God is the Light.
How great the works of man
and the things he makes
How great.. then how great
The Creator
Though he strives to reach the heavens
He can barely survive
The wars, of the world
he lives in.
Yet, how many times he’s tried,
himself to immortalise?
Like his parents before him
in the Garden of Eden
But like the sun sets
with the call to prayer
And surrenders to the night
here too - are signs
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