Surah 56. Al-Waqi'a, Ayah 38
| لِأَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ |
| Transliteration | : | li- as.h.aab al- yamen |
| Pickthall | : | For those on the right hand; |
| Asad | : | with those who have attained to righteousness:15 |
| Malik | : | for those of the right hand. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | For the companions of the Right Hand. |
Note - 15I.e., equal in dignity with all other inmates of
paradise. As regards the term atrab (sing. tirb),
rendered above - as well as in 38:52 and 78:33 - as
"well-matched", there is no doubt that it primarily
denotes "[persons] of equal age" (a meaning adopted by
most of the commentators); however, as pointed out by all
philological authorities, this term is also used in the
sense of "[persons] equal in quality", that is,
"well-matched": a significance which, to my mind, is
eminently appropriate here inasmuch as it is meant to
stress the equal excellence of all who have attained to
righteousness, whether they be men or women; or,
alternatively, the equal attraction towards one another
and, thus, a mutual fulfilment of their spiritual and
emotional needs; or both of the above meanings.
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I.e., equal in dignity with all other inmates of paradise. As regards the term atrab (sing. tirb), rendered above - as well as in 38:52 and 78:33 - as "well-matched", there is no doubt that it primarily denotes "[persons] of equal age" (a meaning adopted by most of the commentators); however, as pointed out by all philological authorities, this term is also used in the sense of "[persons] equal in quality", that is, "well-matched": a significance which, to my mind, is eminently appropriate here inasmuch as it is meant to stress the equal excellence of all who have attained to righteousness, whether they be men or women; or, alternatively, the equal attraction towards one another and, thus, a mutual fulfilment of their spiritual and emotional needs; or both of the above meanings. |
