The Holy Quran 67:5 — Surah Al-Mulk

Arabic text

وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Translation

Indeed we have adorned the nearest (lowest) sky with lanterns (stars) and have made them (the stars) a means of pelting the Shayaateen (see verses 6-10 of Surah 37). (In addition to this,) We have prepared for them (the Shayaateen) the punishment of the Blaze (Jahannam).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, look at the heaven! At night, what splendour and majesty it shows through the twinkling of the stars! These are lamps made by the Divine Power, to which many benefits of the world are connected. This theme has already passed in great detail in several places, in Surah Al-Hijr and elsewhere.

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