ASH SHAAFFAAT (YANG BER SHAF-SHAF)

أُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

Those will have a provision determined -

فَوَاكِهُ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ

Fruits; and they will be honored

فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ

In gardens of pleasure

عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

On thrones facing one another.

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِن مَّعِينٍ

There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring,

بَيْضَاء لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ

White and delicious to the drinkers;

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.

وَعِنْدَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ عِينٌ

And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes,

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءلُونَ

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ

A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth]

يَقُولُ أَئِنَّكَ لَمِنْ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ

Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe

أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَئِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"

فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَاء الْجَحِيمِ

And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire.

قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

He will say, "By Allah , you almost ruined me.

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ

If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

Then, are we not to die

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْأُولَى وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

Indeed, this is the great attainment.