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يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ﴿١٧﴾

There wait on them immortal youths

بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ﴿١٨﴾

With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ﴿١٩﴾

Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,

وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ﴿٢٠﴾

And fruit that they prefer

وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ﴿٢١﴾

And flesh of fowls that they desire.

وَحُورٌ عِينٌ﴿٢٢﴾

And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,

كَأَمْثَـٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ﴿٢٣﴾

Like unto hidden pearls,

جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ﴿٢٤﴾

Reward for what they used to do.

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا﴿٢٥﴾

There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination

إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَـٰمًا سَلَـٰمًا﴿٢٦﴾

(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ﴿٢٧﴾

And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?

فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ﴿٢٨﴾

Among thornless lote-trees

وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ﴿٢٩﴾

And clustered plantains,

وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ﴿٣٠﴾

And spreading shade,

وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ﴿٣١﴾

And water gushing,

وَفَـٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ﴿٣٢﴾

And fruit in plenty

لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ﴿٣٣﴾

Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,

وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ﴿٣٤﴾

And raised couches;

إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَـٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً﴿٣٥﴾

Lo! We have created them a (new) creation

فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا﴿٣٦﴾

And made them virgins,

عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا﴿٣٧﴾

Lovers, friends,

لِّأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ﴿٣٨﴾

For those on the right hand;

ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴿٣٩﴾

A multitude of those of old

وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ﴿٤٠﴾

And a multitude of those of later time.

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ﴿٤١﴾

And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand?

فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ﴿٤٢﴾

In scorching wind and scalding water

وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ﴿٤٣﴾

And shadow of black smoke,

لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ﴿٤٤﴾

Neither cool nor refreshing.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ﴿٤٥﴾

Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury

وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ﴿٤٦﴾

And used to persist in the awful sin.

وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ﴿٤٧﴾

And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ﴿٤٨﴾

And also our forefathers?

قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ﴿٤٩﴾

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time

لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ﴿٥٠﴾

Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day.