In them are maidens restraining their glances, untouched before by any man or jinn.
What does the Qur'an say about the companions of paradise (hur)?
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- 01 55:56 Therein are those of MODEST GAZE, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them. In because the first quality named is a restrained look rather than an appearance, which is the opposite of how these verses are usually summarised.
- 02 37:48–49 And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich). In as ONE PASSAGE because 37:49's simile is what the four translators most disagree over, and dropping it hides the divergence.
- 03 44:54 And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes. In because it is the plainest form of the phrase the word hur is taken from, and because the verb is a marriage rather than a grant.
- 04 56:22–23 And fair ones with wide, lovely eyes, like unto hidden pearls. In as ONE PASSAGE because the comparison in 56:23 is part of the description and is a comparison to something protected, not to something displayed.
- 05 38:52 And with them are those of modest gaze, COMPANIONS - equals in age. In because the word the translators reach for here is companion and the note added is equality of age, which is the least sensational thing said in the set and the easiest to leave out.
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Five passages, and what they actually say is milder and stranger than their reputation.
The first quality named, in 55:56 and in 37:48 and 38:52, is a RESTRAINED GAZE - eyes that do not rove. Three of the five passages lead with that. The second is large or lovely eyes. The third, in 38:52, is equality of age, and the word used there is companions.
The comparisons are worth noticing because they are all to things kept hidden. 56:23 - like hidden pearls. 37:49 - like eggs concealed in the sand, which is how the four translators variously render an image every one of them found difficult. Nothing in these verses is a comparison to display.
The verb in 44:54 and 52:20 is to WED, not to give or to award.
Now the thing a reader most wants to know. There is NO NUMBER anywhere in these verses. Not seventy-two, not any figure. The seventy-two is not in the Qur'an, and the study What does the Qur'an actually say about paradise - and where does the '72 virgins' figure come from? traces where it does come from - a - and assesses what that means. This study and that one should be read together.
Two further honest points. The text does not say these companions are the reward for martyrdom; that claim is made by joining these verses to others, and the study Does the Qur'an promise paradise for dying in battle? finds those others more restrained than the claim. And 21:97 - which uses the wide-eyed language of DISBELIEVERS STARING IN TERROR at the Judgment - is recorded as a drop precisely because a looser search would have swept it in here and produced nonsense.
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What this rests on
Opens with 55:56, widening across 5 passages in all.
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55:56
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ
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Easy-read (simplified)feehinna qaasiraatu t-tarfi lam yatmithhunna insun qablahum walaa jaann
DIN 31635fīhinna qāṣirātu ṭ-ṭarfi lam yaṭmiṯhunna ʾinsun qablahum walā ǧānnun
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Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them
Therein are maids of modest glances whom no man nor ginn has deflowered before
Therein shall be the damsels with retiring glances, whom nor man nor djinn hath touched before them
Therein shall receive them beauteous damsels, refraining their eyes from beholding any besides their spouses: Whom no man shall have deflowered before them, neither any genius
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Aty do të jenë vashat e dëlira, të cilat nuk i ka prekur njeri para tyre, as xhin.
সেখানে থাকবে স্বামীর প্রতি দৃষ্টি সীমাবদ্ধকারী রমণীগণ, যাদেরকে ইতঃপূর্বে স্পর্শ করেনি কোন মানুষ আর না কোনো জিন।
U njima će biti one koje preda se gledaju, one koje, prije njih, ni čovjek ni džin nije dodirnuo,
U njima će biti one koje preda se gledaju, one koje, prije njih, ni čovjek ni džin nije dodirnuo,
(Rewɓe) ɗaɓɓiɗa ndaarɗeɓe hino toon, ɓe neɗɗo memaani ado maɓɓe wonaa kadi jinna.
მათში არიან მზერა დაწეული ქალწულები,(რომლებიც მხოლოდ თავიანთ მეუღლეებს უყურებენ) რომლებსაც მათამდე არც ადამიანი და არც ჯინი არ შეხებია.
Darin sind (weibliche Wesen), die ihre Blicke zurückhalten, die vor ihnen weder Mensch noch Jinn berührt haben.
Και στους οποίους (κήπους) θα υπάρχουν σεμνές γυναίκες που θα περιορίζουν το βλέμμα τους (και την καρδιά τους, στους συζύγους τους). Τις οποίες (γυναίκες) δε θα τις έχει αγγίξει πριν απ' αυτούς (τους συζύγους τους), κανένας άνθρωπος, και κανένα Τζινν.
उनमें नीची निगाहों वाली औरतें हैं, जिन्हें उनसे पहले न किसी मनुष्य ने हाथ लगाया है और न किसी जिन्न ने।
Lì ci saranno giovani dagli sguardi onesti, che nessun uomo o demone, prima di loro, ha mai sfiorato:
56. Abiejuose (Soduose) bus Kasirat-ut-Tarf (tyros mergelės, saugančios savo žvilgsnius, siekiančios tiktai savo vyro), kurių joks vyras ar džinas neturėjo anksčiau.
Isaan keessa (dubartoota bareedduu) (dubra) ija isaanii (dhirsa isaanii qofarratti) gabaabsan, kan isaansan dura namniifi jinniin hin tuqintu jira.
В них — [девы,] сдерживающие взор, их прежде не касался ни человек, ни джинн.
У њима ће да буду оне које испред себе гледају, оне које, пре њих, ни човек ни дух није додирнуо,
Humo watakuwamo wanawake watulizao macho yao; hajawagusa mtu kabla yao wala jini.
I dem, [vid deras sidor, finns hustrur med] blygsamma blickar, orörda av både människor och jinner före dem.
Oralarda bakışlarını sadece eşlerine çevirmiş dilberler vardır. Onlara eşlerinden önce ne bir insan, ne de bir cin dokunmuştur.
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مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)muttaki'eena 'alaa furushin bataa'inuhaa min istabraqin wajanaa l-jannatayni daan
DIN 31635muttakiʾīna ʿalā furušin baṭāʾinuhā min ʾistabraqin waǧanā l-ǧannatayni dānin
The translators word this verse differently
Reclining on furnishings lined with brocade, and the fruits of the two gardens are near at hand.
Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand
Reclining on beds the linings of which are of brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens within reach to cull
On couches with linings of brocade shall they recline, and the fruit of the two gardens shall be within easy reach
They shall repose on couches, the linings whereof shall be of thick silk interwoven with gold: And the fruit of the two gardens shall be near at hand to gather
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
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Easy-read (simplified)fabi'ayyi aalaa'i rabbikumaa tukadhdhibaan
DIN 31635fabiʾayyi ʾālāʾi rabbikumā tukaḏḏibāni
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
Then which of your Lord's bounties will ye twain deny
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]
Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny
55:56 — the verse above
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
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Easy-read (simplified)fabi'ayyi aalaa'i rabbikumaa tukadhdhibaan
DIN 31635fabiʾayyi ʾālāʾi rabbikumā tukaḏḏibāni
So which of your Lord's marvels will you deny?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny
Then which of your Lord's bounties will ye twain deny
Which then of the bounties of your Lord will ye twain deny? [RODWELL: Which, etc]
Which, therefore, of your Lord's benefits will ye ungratefully deny
كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
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Easy-read (simplified)ka'annahunna l-yaaqootu wal-marjaan
DIN 31635kaʾannahunna l-yāqūtu wal-marǧānu
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As though they were rubies and corals.
(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral-stone
As though they were rubies and pearls
Like jacynths and pearls
Having complexions like rubies and pearls
37:48–49
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'indahum qaasiraatu t-tarfi 'een
DIN 31635waʿindahum qāṣirātu ṭ-ṭarfi ʿīnun
The translators word this verse differently
With them will be bashful women with lovely eyes.
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And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes
and with them damsels, restraining their looks, large eyed
And with them are the large-eyed ones with modest refraining glances
And near them shall lie the virgins of paradise, refraining their looks from beholding any besides their spouses, having large black eyes
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كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)ka'annahunna baydun maknoon
DIN 31635kaʾannahunna bayḍun maknūnun
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As if they were closely guarded pearls.
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(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich)
as though they were a sheltered egg
fair like the sheltered egg
and resembling the eggs of an ostrich covered with feathers from the dust
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37:48 Pranë tyre do të jenë vashat e dëlira e symëdha,
37:49 sikur të ishin perla të ruajtura mirë.
37:48 Pored njih će biti one koje će preda se gledati, očiju prekrasnih,
37:49 kao da su one jaja pokrivena. [1]
37:48 Pored njih će biti one koje će preda se gledati, očiju prekrasnih,
37:49 kao da su one jaja pokrivena[1]
37:48 Hino woodani ɓe (toon): raɓɓuɓe ndaarɗe, yaaja giteeɓe,
37:49 wa'aɓe wa ɓoccooɗe maraaɗe.
37:48 Und bei ihnen sind solche (weiblichen Wesen), die ihre Blicke zurückhalten, mit schönen, großen Augen,
37:49 als ob sie wohlverwahrte Eier wären.
37:48 Θα έχουν σεμνές γυναίκες που περιορίζουν την όρασή τους (και την καρδιά τους) στους συζύγους τους και μόνο, και θα έχουν μεγάλα όμορφα μάτια.
37:49 (Εκείνες οι γυναίκες) σαν να ήταν καλά διατηρημένα παρθένα μαργαριτάρια (που κανείς δεν τις έχει αγγίξει πριν).
37:48 तथा उनके पास दृष्टि नीची रखने वाली, बड़ी आँखों वाली स्त्रियाँ होंगी।
37:49 मानो वे छिपाकर रखे हुए अंडे हों।[10]
37:48 e avranno al seguito compagne dagli sguardi puri,
37:49 simili al bianco dell’uovo nascosto.
37:48 48. O šalia jų bus kasirat-at-tarf [tyros moterys (žmonos), sulaikančios savo žvilgsnius (trokštančios nieko kito, tik savo vyrų)], plačiomis ir gražiomis akimis.
37:49 49. (Rafinuotos ir tyros) lyg jos būtų (paslėpti) (gerai) išsaugoti kiaušiniai.
37:48 Isaan bira dubartoota ija isaanii gabaabsan, kan ijji babaldhoo (bareedduu) taateetu jira.
37:49 Isaan (qulqullina keessatti) akka killee tiiyfamteeti.
37:48 А при них — сдерживающие взор, [девы] с широкими очами,
37:49 они — словно яйца, хранимые [в скорлупе].
37:48 Поред њих биће оне које ће да гледају пред собом, прекрасних очију,
37:49 као да су оне јаја заштићена.
37:48 Na watakuwa nao wanawake wenye macho ya staha, mazuri.
37:49 Hao wanawake kama mayai yaliyohifadhika.
37:48 Vid deras sida finns jungfrur med vackra ögon och blygt sänkt blick.
37:49 De är som orörda pärlor.
37:48 Yanlarında bakışlarını yalnız kendilerine çevirmiş iri gözlü eşler vardır.
37:49 Sanki onlar örtülü yumurtalar gibi bembeyazdır.
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بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)baydaa'a ladhdhatin lilshshaaribeen
DIN 31635bayḍāʾa laḏḏatin lilššāribīna
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White; a delight to those who drink.
White, delicious to the drinkers
white and delicious to those who drink
Limpid, delicious to those who drink
for the delight of those who drink
لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa feehaa ghawlun walaa hum 'anhaa yunzafoon
DIN 31635lā fīhā ġawlun walā hum ʿanhā yunzafūna
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Never polluted, and never intoxicating.
Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby
wherein is no insidious spirit, nor shall they be drunk therewith
It shall not oppress the sense, nor shall they therewith be drunken
It shall not oppress the understanding, neither shall they be inebriated therewith
37:48–49 — the verse above
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fa'aqbala ba'duhum 'alaa ba'din yatasaa'aloon
DIN 31635faʾaqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāʾalūna
The translators word this verse differently
Then they will approach one another, questioning.
And some of them draw near unto others, mutually questioning
and some shall come forward to ask others
And they shall address one another with mutual questions
And they shall turn the one unto the other, and shall ask one another questions
قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)qaala qaa'ilun minhum innee kaana lee qareen
DIN 31635qāla qāʾilun minhum ʾinnī kāna lī qarīnun
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One of them will say, "I used to have a friend.
A speaker of them saith: Lo! I had a comrade
and a speaker amongst them shall say, 'Verily, I had a mate
Saith one of them, "I truly had a bosom friend
And one of them shall say, verily I had an intimate friend while I lived in the world
44:54
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)kadhaalika wazawwajnaahum bihoorin 'een
DIN 31635kaḏālika wazawwaǧnāhum biḥūrin ʿīnin
So it is, and We will wed them to lovely companions.
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Even so (it will be). And We shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes
Thus!- and we will wed them to bright and large-eyed maids
Thus shall it be: and we will wed them to the virgins with large dark eyes
Thus shall it be: And We will espouse them to fair damsels, having large black eyes
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Kështu do të jetë, madje Ne do t'i martojmë ata me hyri symëdha.
(জান্নাতে) এরূপই ঘটবে, আর আমি তাদেরকে বিয়ে দিবো ডাগর নয়না হূরদের সাথে।
Eto, tako će biti i Mi ćemo ih hurijama, krupnih očiju, ženiti.
Eto, tako će biti i Mi ćemo ih hurijama, krupnih očiju, ženiti.
Ko wano noon. Min ndesini ɓe kadi yaacɓe gite.
ასევე (სხვა პატივსაც მივაგებთ მათ); და ჩვენ მათ ცოლებად შევურთავთ თვალმშვენიერ ჰურიებს.
So ist es. Und Wir verheiraten sie mit Huris mit schönen, großen Augen.
Έτσι και (όπως τους χαρίσαμε αυτά), θα τους παντρέψουμε με όμορφες γυναίκες με μεγάλα όμορφα μάτια.
ऐसा ही होगा और हम उनका विवाह गोरे बदन, काली आँखों वाली औरतों से कर देंगे, जो बड़ी-बड़ी आँखों वाली होंगी।
poi daremo loro spose dai grandi occhi –
54. Taigi (tai bus). Ir mes apvesdinsime juos su Hur [2] (doromis moterimis), plačiomis, mielomis akimis.
Akkuma kana dubra babbareedoo ija babala’aa isaan fuusifne.
Так и есть. И Мы сочетали их с гуриями[63] с широкими очами.
Ето, тако ће да буде и Ми ћемо да их женимо рајским лепотицама, крупних очију.
Hivi ndivyo itakavyokuwa, na tutawaoza mahurilaini.
Så ska det bli, och vi ska skänka dem hustrur vars ögon är outsägligt vackra.
İşte böyle! Onları iri gözlü hurilerle evlendirmişizdir.
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فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)fee jannaatin wa'uyoon
DIN 31635fī ǧannātin waʿuyūnin
Amidst gardens and springs.
Amid gardens and watersprings
in gardens and springs
Amid gardens and fountains
among gardens and fountains
يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yalbasoona min sundusin wa'istabraqin mutaqaabileen
DIN 31635yalbasūna min sundusin waʾistabraqin mutaqābilīna
Dressed in silk and brocade, facing one another.
Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another
they shall be clad in satin and stout silk face to face
Clothed in silk and richest robes, facing one another
They shall be cloathed in fine silk, and in satin; and they shall sit facing one another
44:54 — the verse above
يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ ءَامِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yad'oona feehaa bikulli faakihatin aamineen
DIN 31635yadʿūna fīhā bikulli fākihatin ʾāminīna
They will call therein for every kind of fruit, in peace and security.
They call therein for every fruit in safety
They shall call therein for every fruit in safety
Therein shall they call, secure, for every kind of fruit
In that place shall they call for all kinds of fruits, in full security
لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا ٱلْمَوْتَ إِلَّا ٱلْمَوْتَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
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Easy-read (simplified)laa yadhooqoona feehaa l-mawta illaa l-mawtata l-'oolaa wawaqaahum 'adhaaba l-jaheem
DIN 31635lā yaḏūqūna fīhā l-mawta ʾillā l-mawtata l-ʾūlā wawaqāhum ʿaḏāba l-ǧaḥīmi
Therein they will not taste death, beyond the first death; and He will protect them from the torment of Hell.
They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell
They shall not taste therein of death save their first death, and we will keep them from the torment of hell
Therein, their first death passed, shall they taste death no more; and He shall keep them from the pains of Hell
They shall not taste death therein, after the first death; and God shall deliver from the pains of hell
56:22–23
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وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wahoorun 'een
DIN 31635waḥūrun ʿīnun
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And lovely companions.
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And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes
And bright and large-eyed maids
And theirs shall be the Houris, with large dark eyes
And there shall accompany them fair damsels having large black eyes
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كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
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Easy-read (simplified)ka'amthaali llu'lu'i l-maknoon
DIN 31635kaʾamṯāli lluʾluʾi l-maknūni
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The likenesses of treasured pearls.
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Like unto hidden pearls
like hidden pearls
like pearls hidden in their shells
resembling pearls hidden in their shells
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56:22 Për ta ka edhe hyri symëdha,
56:23 porsi margaritarë të ruajtur mirë,
56:22 আর তাদের জন্য থাকবে ডাগরচোখা হূর।
56:23 যেন তারা (১৫) সুরক্ষিত মনি-মুক্তা।
56:22 U njima će biti i hurije očiju krupnih,
56:23 slične biseru u školjkama skrivenom,
56:22 U njima će biti i djevice očiju krupnih,
56:23 slične biseru u školjkama skrivenom,
56:22 E huurul'ayniiɓe -yaaja gite en ɓeen.
56:23 nannduɓe e kaŋŋe lu'lu'u maraaɗe;(coomaaɗe).
56:22 და (მათი მეუღლეები იქ იქნებიან) შავთვალა და დიდთვალება (ქალწულები) [ჰურიები],
56:23 (რომლებიც, თავიანთი სილამაზითა და სიწმინდით) მარგალიტებივით არიან, შენახული (ზღვის ნიჟარაში),
56:22 Und (sie haben darin) Huris mit schönen, großen Augen,
56:23 (sie) gleich(en) wohlverwahrten Perlen.
56:22 Και (θα υπάρχουν ως σύζυγοι) όμορφες γυναίκες με μεγάλα όμορφα μάτια.
56:23 Οι οποίες θα είναι σαν τα μαργαριτάρια που είναι προφυλαγμένα (στα κοχύλια τους).
56:22 और बड़ी-बड़ी नैनों वाली गोरियाँ होंगी।
56:23 छिपाकर रखे हुए मोतियों के समान।
56:22 e giovani dai grandi occhi,
56:23 come perle nascoste,
56:22 22. Ir (ten bus) Hur (gražios moterys) su didelėmis, gražiomis akimis (kaip žmonos skirtos Al-Mutakūn – pamaldiesiems, žr. ają 2:2).
56:23 23. Panašios į išsaugotus perlus.
56:22 Dubra adaadii ija babal’ootu (isiniif jira.)
56:23 Akka faaya eegamaa kan fafakkaatan.
56:22 И гурии с широкими очами,
56:23 подобные сокрытому жемчугу —
56:22 У њима ће да буду и рајске лепотице крупних очију,
56:23 сличне скривеном бисеру у шкољкама,
56:22 Na Mahurulaini.
56:23 Walio kama mfano wa lulu zilizohifadhiwa.
56:22 och där finns hustrur vars ögon är outsägligt vackra –
56:23 [sköna] som välbevarade pärlor.
56:22 Ve iri gözlü huriler.
56:23 Saklı inciler gibi.
56:22 اور بڑی بڑی آنکھوں والی حوریں.
56:23 جو چھپے ہوئے موتیوں کی طرح ہیں.[1]
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وَفَٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)wafaakihatin mimmaa yatakhayyaroon
DIN 31635wafākihatin mimmā yataḫayyarūna
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And fruits of their choice.
And fruit that they prefer
And fruits such as they deem the best
And with such fruits as shall please them best
And with fruits of the sorts which they shall choose
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walahmi tayrin mimmaa yashtahoon
DIN 31635walaḥmi ṭayrin mimmā yaštahūna
And meat of birds that they may desire.
And flesh of fowls that they desire
And flesh of fowl as they desire
And with flesh of such birds, as they shall long for
and the flesh of birds of the kind which they shall desire
56:22–23 — the verse above
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)jazaa'an bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon
DIN 31635ǧazāʾan bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
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As a reward for what they used to do.
Reward for what they used to do
A reward for that which they have done
In recompense of their labours past
As a reward for that which they shall have wrought
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
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Easy-read (simplified)laa yasma'oona feehaa laghwan walaa ta'theemaa
DIN 31635lā yasmaʿūna fīhā laġwan walā taʾṯīman
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Therein they will hear no nonsense, and no accusations.
There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
They shall hear no folly there and no sin
No vain discourse shall they hear therein, nor charge of sin
They shall not hear therein any vain discourse, or any charge of sin
38:52
Why this passage is in the study finding 05
وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'indahum qaasiraatu t-tarfi atraab
DIN 31635waʿindahum qāṣirātu ṭ-ṭarfi ʾatrābun
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With them will be attendants with modest gaze, of same age.
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And with them are those of modest gaze, companions
and beside them maids of modest glance, of their own age
And with them shall be virgins of their own age, with modest retiring glances
and near them shall sit the virgins of paradise, refraining their looks from beholding any besides their spouses, and of equal age with them
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Pranë tyre do të jenë vashat e dëlira e moshatare.
আর তাদের পাশে থাকবে আনতনয়না সমবয়ষ্কা (হূর)।
Pored njih će biti hurije, istih godina, koje će preda se gledati.
Pored njih će biti rajske ljepotice, istih godina, koje će preda se gledati.
Hino woodani ɓe (ton): raɓɓuɓe ndaarɗe, goreeɓe.
და მათთვის იქნებიან თავიანთი მზერების დამცავნი [ჰურიები, რომლებიც არ უყურებენ არავის, გარდა თავიანთი ქმრებისა], თანატოლნი.
Und bei ihnen sind solche (weibliche Wesen), die ihre Blicke zurückhalten und (sie sind) gleichaltrig.
Θα έχουν σεμνές γυναίκες που θα περιορίζουν την όρασή τους (και την καρδιά τους στους συζύγους τους και μόνο), οι οποίες θα είναι όλες στην ίδια ηλικία.
तथा उनके पास निगाहें सीमित रखने वाली, एक-सी आयु वाली स्त्रियाँ होंगी।
e hanno accanto giovani coetanee dallo sguardo puro.
52. O šalia jų bus kasirat-at-tarf [tyros moterys (žmonos), sulaikančios savo žvilgsnius (netrokštančios nieko kito, tik savo vyrų)], (ir) panašaus amžiaus.
Dubartoota (nama biraa ilaaluu irraa) ija gabaabsan, kan umriin isaanii wal qixa taatetu isaan bira jira.
И возле них — сдерживающие взоры, сверстницы.
Поред њих биће рајске лепотице, истих година, које ће пред собом да гледају.
Na pamoja nao wake zao wenye kutuliza macho, hirimu moja.
Och vid deras sida finns jämnåriga jungfrur med blygt sänkta blickar.
Yanlarında bakışlarını yalnız kendilerine dikmiş yaşıt eşler vardır.
اور ان کے پاس نیچی نظروں والی ہم عمر حوریں ہوں گی.[1]
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جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبُ
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Easy-read (simplified)jannaati 'adnin mufattahatan lahumu l-'abwaab
DIN 31635ǧannāti ʿadnin mufattaḥatan lahumu l-ʾabwābu
The Gardens of Eden, with their doors wide-open for them.
Gardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for them
gardens of Eden with the doors open to them
Gardens of Eden, whose portals shall stand open to them
namely, gardens of perpetual abode, the gates whereof shall stand open unto them
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)muttaki'eena feehaa yad'oona feehaa bifaakihatin katheeratin washaraab
DIN 31635muttakiʾīna fīhā yadʿūna fīhā bifākihatin kaṯīratin wašarābin
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Relaxing therein, and calling for abundant fruit and beverage.
Wherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink (that is) therein
reclining therein; calling therein for much fruit and drink
Therein reclining, they shall there call for many a fruit and drink
As they lie down therein, they shall there ask for many sorts of fruits, and for drink
38:52 — the verse above
هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ
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Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa maa too'adoona liyawmi l-hisaab
DIN 31635hāḏā mā tūʿadūna liyawmi l-ḥisābi
This is what you are promised for the Day of Account.
This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning
This is what ye were promised for the day of reckoning
This is what ye were promised at the day of reckoning
This is what ye are promised, at the day of account
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhaa larizqunaa maa lahu min nafaad
DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏā larizqunā mā lahu min nafādin
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Such is Our bounty, inexhaustible.
Lo! this in truth is Our provision, which will never waste away
This is surely our provision, it is never spent
Yes! this is our provision: it shall never fail
This is our provision; which shall not fail
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it4 of the 5 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 55:56, 37:48-49, 44:54, 56:22-23, 38:52, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - houris; hur; fair + ones; damsels; maidens; wide + eyes; modest + gaze. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
What was returned and not carried. 3 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried with a reason each, rather than silently discarded: 21:97 - matched on the wide-eyes language, but this is terror at the Judgment - the exact opposite context. A single-word search would have put it in this study; 55:70 - general, and the referent is disputed among the four translations; 52:20 - near-identical to 44:54, which is kept; recorded so the repetition is visible.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
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- Published
- 6 September 2026
- Updated
- 17 September 2026
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AALAMIN Editor
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