Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 31 (18:31)

ٱلْكَهْف

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ …

Quran 18:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 297 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:31
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَلَهُمْجَنَّٰتُعَدْنٍتَجْرِىمِنتَحْتِهِمُٱلْأَنْهَٰرُيُحَلَّوْنَفِيهَامِنْأَسَاوِرَمِنذَهَبٍوَيَلْبَسُونَثِيَابًاخُضْرًامِّنسُندُسٍوَإِسْتَبْرَقٍمُّتَّكِِٔينَفِيهَاعَلَىٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۚنِعْمَٱلثَّوَابُوَحَسُنَتْمُرْتَفَقًا٣١
ulāika lahum jannātu ʿadnin tajrī min taḥtihimu l-anhāru yuḥallawna fīhā min asāwira min dhahabin wayalbasūna thiyāban khuḍ'ran min sundusin wa-is'tabraqin muttakiīna fīhā ʿalā l-arāiki niʿ'ma l-thawābu waḥasunat mur'tafaqan

Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear green garments of fine silk and brocade, reclining therein on adorned couches. Excellent is the reward, and good is the resting place.(31)

Word by word

  1. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  2. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  3. جَنَّٰتُjannātu(are) Gardens
  4. عَدْنٍʿadninof Eden
  5. تَجْرِىtajrīflows
  6. مِنminfrom
  7. تَحْتِهِمُtaḥtihimuunderneath them
  8. ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُl-anhāruthe rivers
  9. يُحَلَّوْنَyuḥallawnaThey will be adorned
  10. فِيهَاfīhātherein
  11. مِنْmin[of] (with)
  12. أَسَاوِرَasāwirabracelets
  13. مِنminof
  14. ذَهَبٍdhahabingold
  15. وَيَلْبَسُونَwayalbasūnaand will wear
  16. ثِيَابًاthiyābangarments
  17. خُضْرًاkhuḍ'rangreen
  18. مِّنminof
  19. سُندُسٍsundusinfine silk
  20. وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍwa-is'tabraqinand heavy brocade
  21. مُّتَّكِِٔينَmuttakiīnareclining
  22. فِيهَاfīhātherein
  23. عَلَىʿalāon
  24. ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ ۚl-arāikiadorned couches
  25. نِعْمَniʿ'maExcellent
  26. ٱلثَّوَابُl-thawābu(is) the reward
  27. وَحَسُنَتْwaḥasunatand good
  28. مُرْتَفَقًاmur'tafaqan(is) the resting place

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