The Quran

سورة الزّخرُف

Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:71

The Ornaments · Verse 71 of 89

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِصِحَافٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ ۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ الْأَنْفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْأَعْيُنُ ۖ وَأَنْتُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Then it will so happen that) there they will be served in a round with bowls of gold and drinking cups and there, (in Paradise) will be (present) all that (their) souls desire and (their) eyes find delight in. And you will be abiding therein for ever.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their ayes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye).

Ahmed Ali

Golden platters and goblets will be passed around, and everything the heart desires and pleases the eye will be there, where you will abide for ever.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Trays of gold and goblets will be passed round them; and there will be therein all that souls desire, and eyes delight in, "and you will abide therein.

Daryabadi

Passed round amongst them will be dishes of gold and goblets, and therein will be whatsoever souls desire and eyes delight in; and ye will be therein abiders.

Faridul Haque

“Rounds of golden cups and wine will be presented upon them; and in it is whatever the hearts wish for, and what pleases the eye; and you will stay in it forever.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Sent round to them are golden bowls and drinking-cups, and therein is that which (their) souls yearn for and the eyes delight in, and therein you will abide.

Maulvi Sher Ali

There will be passed around to them dishes of gold and cups, and therein will be all that the souls desire and in which the eyes delight. And therein you will dwell forever.

Muhammad Asad

[And there] they will be waited upon with trays and goblets of gold; and there will be found all that the souls might desire, and [all that] the eyes might delight in.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Trays of gold and cups will be passed round them, (there will be) therein all that the one's inner-selves could desire, all that the eyes could delight in, and you will abide therein forever.

Muhammad Pickthall

Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein.

Muhammad Sarwar

Golden dishes and cups will be passed among them. All that the souls may desire and that may delight their eyes will be available therein. You will live therein forever.

Muhammed ali Shakir

There shall be sent round to them golden bowls and drinking-cups and therein shall be what their souls yearn after and (wherein) the eyes shall delight, and you shall abide therein.

Rashad Khalifa

Offered to them will be golden trays and cups, and they will find everything the hearts desire and the eyes wish for. You live therein forever.

Shabbir Ahmed

Therein they will be served around in trays and goblets of gold. And therein is all that a person might desire and the eyes might delight in. And you are immortal therein.

Commentary 43:71 At the end of the verse the pronoun antumm أَنتُمْ (“you”) has been used in place of “they” to emphasize nearness. This style in Arabic is called iltifât…

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ ۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ الْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْأَعْيُنُ ۖ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ

43:71 At the end of the verse the pronoun antumm أَنتُمْ (“you”) has been used in place of “they” to emphasize nearness. This style in Arabic is called iltifât il tashrîh.