Chapter 56

56.21

surah 56 - verse 21

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and such flesh of fowl as they desire,
Maududi	and with the flesh of any fowl that they may desire to eat;
Pickthall	And flesh of fowls that they desire.
Sahih	And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.
Yusuf Ali	And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.

56.22

surah 56 - verse 22

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and wide-eyed houris
Maududi	and there shall be wide-eyed maidens,
Pickthall	And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,
Sahih	And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes,
Yusuf Ali	And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,-

56.23

surah 56 - verse 23

translator's name	verse
Arberry	as the likeness of hidden pearls,
Maududi	beautiful as pearls hidden in their shells.
Pickthall	Like unto hidden pearls,
Sahih	The likenesses of pearls well-protected,
Yusuf Ali	Like unto Pearls well-guarded.

56.24

surah 56 - verse 24

translator's name	verse
Arberry	a recompense for that they laboured.
Maududi	All this shall be theirs as a reward for their deeds.
Pickthall	Reward for what they used to do.
Sahih	As reward for what they used to do.
Yusuf Ali	A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).

56.25

surah 56 - verse 25

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Therein they shall hear no idle talk, no cause of sin,
Maududi	There they shall hear no idle talk nor any sinful speech.
Pickthall	There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
Sahih	They will not hear therein ill speech or commission of sin -
Yusuf Ali	Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill,-

56.26

surah 56 - verse 26

translator's name	verse
Arberry	only the saying 'Peace, Peace!'
Maududi	All talk will be sound and upright.
Pickthall	(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.
Sahih	Only a saying: "Peace, peace."
Yusuf Ali	Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".

56.27

surah 56 - verse 27

translator's name	verse
Arberry	The Companions of the Right (O Companions of the Right!)
Maududi	As for the People on the Right, how fortunate shall be the people on the Right!
Pickthall	And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand?
Sahih	The companions of the right - what are the companions of the right?
Yusuf Ali	The Companions of the Right Hand,- what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?

56.28

surah 56 - verse 28

translator's name	verse
Arberry	mid thornless lote-trees
Maududi	They shall be in the midst of thornless lote trees,
Pickthall	Among thornless lote-trees
Sahih	[They will be] among lote trees with thorns removed
Yusuf Ali	(They will be) among Lote-trees without thorns,

56.29

surah 56 - verse 29

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and serried acacias,
Maududi	and flower-clad acacias,
Pickthall	And clustered plantains,
Sahih	And [banana] trees layered [with fruit]
Yusuf Ali	Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another,-

56.30

surah 56 - verse 30

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and spreading shade
Maududi	and extended shade,
Pickthall	And spreading shade,
Sahih	And shade extended
Yusuf Ali	In shade long-extended,

56.31

surah 56 - verse 31

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and outpoured waters,
Maududi	and gushing water,
Pickthall	And water gushing,
Sahih	And water poured out
Yusuf Ali	By water flowing constantly,

56.32

surah 56 - verse 32

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and fruits abounding
Maududi	and abundant fruit,
Pickthall	And fruit in plenty
Sahih	And fruit, abundant [and varied],
Yusuf Ali	And fruit in abundance.

56.33

surah 56 - verse 33

translator's name	verse
Arberry	unfailing, unforbidden,
Maududi	never-ending and unforbidden.
Pickthall	Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
Sahih	Neither limited [to season] nor forbidden,
Yusuf Ali	Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,

56.34

surah 56 - verse 34

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and upraised couches.
Maududi	They shall be on upraised couches,
Pickthall	And raised couches;
Sahih	And [upon] beds raised high.
Yusuf Ali	And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.

56.35

surah 56 - verse 35

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Perfectly We formed them, perfect,
Maududi	and their spouses We shall have brought them into being afresh,
Pickthall	Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
Sahih	Indeed, We have produced the women of Paradise in a [new] creation
Yusuf Ali	We have created (their Companions) of special creation.

56.36

surah 56 - verse 36

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and We made them spotless virgins,
Maududi	and shall have made them virgins,
Pickthall	And made them virgins,
Sahih	And made them virgins,
Yusuf Ali	And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -

56.37

surah 56 - verse 37

translator's name	verse
Arberry	chastely amorous,
Maududi	intensely loving and of matching age.
Pickthall	Lovers, friends,
Sahih	Devoted [to their husbands] and of equal age,
Yusuf Ali	Beloved (by nature), equal in age,-

56.38

surah 56 - verse 38

translator's name	verse
Arberry	like of age for the Companions of the Right.
Maududi	All this will be for the People on the Right;
Pickthall	For those on the right hand;
Sahih	For the companions of the right [who are]
Yusuf Ali	For the Companions of the Right Hand.

56.39

surah 56 - verse 39

translator's name	verse
Arberry	A throng of the ancients
Maududi	a large throng from the ancients,
Pickthall	A multitude of those of old
Sahih	A company of the former peoples
Yusuf Ali	A (goodly) number from those of old,

56.40

surah 56 - verse 40

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and a throng of the later folk.
Maududi	and also a large throng from those of later times.
Pickthall	And a multitude of those of later time.
Sahih	And a company of the later peoples.
Yusuf Ali	And a (goodly) number from those of later times.