Surah Ar-Rahman 55:50
سُورَةُ الرَّحۡمَٰن · Medinan · Verse 50 of 78
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ
Translation
With a pair of flowing springs.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'In both of them are two flowing springs.' Ibn Ashur and al-Saadi note the springs 'tajriyan', running, living water, the ancient symbol of life and refreshment, ever-moving and never stagnant. Ask yourself: so much of this world's satisfaction is stagnant, a pleasure that pools, then sours, then must be refilled from outside. This verse pictures reward as flowing, a delight that renews itself, never going stale. It hints at what my heart actually thirsts for: not a fixed quantity of pleasure to be used up, but a living source that keeps giving. Am I trying to slake an infinite thirst at stagnant pools, or seeking the flowing springs that only the Merciful can provide?
Grounded in classical tafsir: Ibn Ashur, al-Saadi, al-Biqa'i.
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