Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَقَلِيلٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴾

and a few from the later generations.

﴿ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مَّوۡضُونَةٖ ﴾

[They will be seated] on jeweled couches,

﴿ مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيۡهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ ﴾

reclining on them, facing one another.

﴿ يَطُوفُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وِلۡدَٰنٞ مُّخَلَّدُونَ ﴾

They will be served by immortal youths

﴿ بِأَكۡوَابٖ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينٖ ﴾

with cups, pitchers, and glasses [of wine] from a...

﴿ لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنۡهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ ﴾

which will neither cause any headache nor intoxica...

﴿ وَفَٰكِهَةٖ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ ﴾

along with fruits of their choice,

﴿ وَلَحۡمِ طَيۡرٖ مِّمَّا يَشۡتَهُونَ ﴾

and flesh of birds that they may desire.

﴿ وَحُورٌ عِينٞ ﴾

And [they will have] maidens with wide gorgeous ey...

﴿ كَأَمۡثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤۡلُوِٕ ٱلۡمَكۡنُونِ ﴾

like pristine pearls,

﴿ جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴾

as a reward for what they used to do.

﴿ لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغۡوٗا وَلَا تَأۡثِيمًا ﴾

They will not hear therein any idle talk or sinful...