إِنَّ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment[1] –
1- Of security, success and reward, including escape and safety from Hell.
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعۡنَٰبٗا
Gardens and grapevines.
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتۡرَابٗا
And full-breasted [companions] of equal age.
وَكَأۡسٗا دِهَاقٗا
And a full cup.[1]
1- Of wine which is delicious and does not intoxicate.
لَّا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا كِذَّـٰبٗا
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood –
جَزَآءٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابٗا
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,[1]
1- i.e., as a result of both their own righteous deeds and the limitless generosity of AllŒh (subúŒnahu wa taÔŒlŒ). Another meaning is "a gift calculated [to be adequate]."
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۖ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مِنۡهُ خِطَابٗا
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.[1]
1- None of AllŒh's creatures can plead with Him on the Day of Judgement except by His permission.
يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفّٗاۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابٗا
The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.[1]
1- i.e., a direct route through correct beliefs and righteous deeds.
إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا
Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth[1] and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
1- i.e., the deeds he did in this world, which await him in the Hereafter.