سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 5
وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا رُجُومًا لِّلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayâtîn (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
زَيَّنَّا
zayyannā
We have beautified
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
l-samāa
the heaven
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
nearest
بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ
bimaṣābīḥa
with lamps
وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا
wajaʿalnāhā
and We have made them
رُجُومًۭا
rujūman
(as) missiles
لِّلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ۖ
lilshayāṭīni
for the devils
وَأَعْتَدْنَا
wa-aʿtadnā
and We have prepared
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابَ
ʿadhāba
punishment
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
l-saʿīri
(of) the Blaze
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
5. 1. Here, two purposes of the stars have been mentioned: one, the adornment of the heavens because they burn like lamps; second, when the devils try to ascend towards the heavens, these fall upon them as flames. The third purpose is that which has been mentioned at other places, that they are used for navigation on land and sea.
