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Will circulateamong themboysimmortal(17)

They will be waited on by eternal youths

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With vesselsand jugsand a cupfroma flowing stream(18)

with cups, pitchers, and a drink ˹of pure wine˺ from a flowing stream,

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Notthey will get headachetherefromand notthey will get intoxicated(19)

that will cause them neither headache nor intoxication.

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And fruitsof whatthey select(20)

˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose

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And (the) flesh(of) fowlsof whatthey desire(21)

and meat from any bird they desire.

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And fair ones(with) large eyes(22)

And ˹they will have˺ maidens with gorgeous eyes,

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Likepearlswell-protected(23)

like pristine pearls,

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A rewardfor whatthey used (to)do(24)

˹all˺ as a reward for what they used to do.

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Notthey will hearthereinvain talkand notsinful (speech)(25)

There they will never hear any idle or sinful talk—

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Excepta sayingPeacePeace(26)

only good and virtuous speech.1

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And (the) companions(of) the rightwhat(are the) companions(of) the right(27)

And the people of the right—how ˹blessed˺ will they be!

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Amonglote treesthornless(28)

˹They will be˺ amid thornless lote trees,

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And banana treeslayeredﱿ(29)

clusters of bananas,

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And shadeextended(30)

extended shade,

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And waterpoured forth(31)

flowing water,

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And fruitabundant(32)

abundant fruit—

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Notlimitedand notforbidden(33)

never out of season nor forbidden—

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And (on) couchesraised(34)

and elevated furnishings.

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Indeed, We[We] have produced them(into) a creation(35)

Indeed, We will have perfectly created their mates,

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And We have made themvirgins(36)

making them virgins,

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Devotedequals in age(37)

loving and of equal age,

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For (the) companions(of) the right(38)

for the people of the right,

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A companyofthe former people(39)

˹who will be˺ a multitude from earlier generations

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And a companyofthe later people(40)

and a multitude from later generations.

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And (the) companions(of) the leftwhat(are the) companions(of) the left(41)

And the people of the left—how ˹miserable˺ will they be!

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Inscorching fireand scalding water(42)

˹They will be˺ in scorching heat and boiling water,

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And a shadeofblack smoke(43)

in the shade of black smoke,

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Notcooland notpleasant(44)

neither cool nor refreshing.

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Indeed, theywerebeforethatindulging in affluence(45)

Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,

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ﲿAnd werepersistinginthe sinthe great(46)

and persisted in the worst of sin.1

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And they used (to)sayWhenwe dieand becomedustand boneswill wesurely be resurrected(47)

They used to ask ˹mockingly˺, “When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

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And also our fathersformer(48)

And our forefathers as well?”

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SayIndeedthe formerand the later people(49)

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations

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Surely, will be gatheredfor(the) appointment(of) a Daywell-known(50)

will surely be gathered ˹together˺ for the appointed Day.