Surah Al-Bayyinah, Ayah 8 (98:8)

ٱلْبَيِّنَة

جَزَآؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا …

Quran 98:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Al-Bayyinah (“The Clear Proof”), a Medinan surah of 8 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 599 of the Madani Mushaf.

98:8
جَزَآؤُهُمْعِندَرَبِّهِمْجَنَّٰتُعَدْنٍتَجْرِىمِنتَحْتِهَاٱلْأَنْهَٰرُخَٰلِدِينَفِيهَآأَبَدًا ۖرَّضِىَٱللَّهُعَنْهُمْوَرَضُوا۟عَنْهُ ۚذَٰلِكَلِمَنْخَشِىَرَبَّهُۥ٨
jazāuhum ʿinda rabbihim jannātu ʿadnin tajrī min taḥtihā l-anhāru khālidīna fīhā abadan raḍiya l-lahu ʿanhum waraḍū ʿanhu dhālika liman khashiya rabbahu

Their reward with their Lord will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.(8)

Word by word

  1. جَزَآؤُهُمْjazāuhumTheir reward
  2. عِندَʿinda(is) with
  3. رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
  4. جَنَّٰتُjannātuGardens
  5. عَدْنٍʿadnin(of) Eternity
  6. تَجْرِىtajrīflow
  7. مِنminfrom
  8. تَحْتِهَاtaḥtihāunderneath them
  9. ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُl-anhāruthe rivers
  10. خَٰلِدِينَkhālidīnawill abide
  11. فِيهَآfīhātherein
  12. أَبَدًا ۖabadanforever
  13. رَّضِىَraḍiya(will be) pleased
  14. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  15. عَنْهُمْʿanhumwith them
  16. وَرَضُوا۟waraḍūand they (will be) pleased
  17. عَنْهُ ۚʿanhuwith Him
  18. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
  19. لِمَنْliman(is) for whoever
  20. خَشِىَkhashiyafeared
  21. رَبَّهُۥrabbahuhis Lord

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