ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

A [large] company of the former peoples

وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And a few of the later peoples,

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ

On thrones woven [with ornament],

مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Reclining on them, facing each other.

يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal.

بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ

With vessels, pitchers and a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring –

لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ

No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated –

وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ

And fruit of what they select

وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

وَحُورٌ عِينٞ

And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,

كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ

The likenesses of pearls well-protected,

جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

As reward for what they used to do.

لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا

They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin –

إِلَّا قِيلٗا سَلَٰمٗا سَلَٰمٗا

Only a saying [of] peace, peace.

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

The companions of the right – what are the companions of the right?

فِي سِدۡرٖ مَّخۡضُودٖ

[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed.

وَطَلۡحٖ مَّنضُودٖ

And [banana] trees layered [with fruit].

وَظِلّٖ مَّمۡدُودٖ

And shade extended.

وَمَآءٖ مَّسۡكُوبٖ

And water poured out

وَفَٰكِهَةٖ كَثِيرَةٖ

And fruit, abundant [and varied],

لَّا مَقۡطُوعَةٖ وَلَا مَمۡنُوعَةٖ

Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,

وَفُرُشٖ مَّرۡفُوعَةٍ

And [upon] beds raised high.

إِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءٗ

Indeed, We have produced them [i.e., the women of Paradise] in a [new] creation

فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا

And made them virgins,

عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابٗا

Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,

لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ

For the companions of the right [who are]

ثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

A company of the former peoples

وَثُلَّةٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And a company of the later peoples.

وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ

And the companions of the left – what are the companions of the left?

فِي سَمُومٖ وَحَمِيمٖ

[They will be] in scorching fire and scalding water