Surah Ar-Rahman 55:76
سُورَةُ الرَّحۡمَٰن · Medinan · Verse 76 of 78
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍۢ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍۢ
Translation
They will all sit on green cushions and fine carpets.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'Reclining upon green cushions and fine, exquisite carpets.' Ibn Ashur and al-Saadi note the closing image of the Gardens: total repose amid rich green cushions and 'abqariyy', carpets of rare, masterful beauty. The Surah ends its tour of Paradise in deep rest and refined comfort. Ask yourself: the final picture is not of striving or achievement but of rest, reclining, at ease, surrounded by beauty. The whole restless engine of my life, forever chasing the next thing, is answered here with a promise of arrival and stillness. It names what I'm truly exhausted for: not more to do, but a place to finally rest. Am I seeking that rest where it can only be tasted and lost, or working toward where it is kept and never taken away?
Grounded in classical tafsir: Ibn Ashur, al-Saadi, al-Biqa'i.
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