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Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 52

The letter Saad · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 456

۞ وَعِندَهُمْ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ ﴿52﴾
And beside them will be Qâsirât-at-Tarf [chaste females (wives) restraining their glances (desiring none except their husbands)], (and) of equal ages.
۞ وَعِندَهُمْ waʿindahum And with them
قَـٰصِرَٰتُ qāṣirātu (will be) companions of modest gaze
ٱلطَّرْفِ l-ṭarfi (will be) companions of modest gaze
أَتْرَابٌ atrābun well-matched

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(Ayah 52 to 54) {وَ عِنْدَهُمْ قٰصِرٰتُ الطَّرْفِ اَتْرَابٌ …:} meaning those whose gazes will not go beyond their husbands. {’’ اَتْرَابٌ ‘‘ ’’تِرْبٌ‘‘} is the plural of {’’تُرَابٌ‘‘} (soil), derived from it, meaning peers who played together with soil in childhood. That is, those wives will be of the same age and temperament as their husbands.

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52. 1. That is, whose gazes will not exceed the limits from their husbands. اَتْرَاب is the plural of تِرْب, meaning of the same age, possessing everlasting beauty and elegance (Fath al-Qadeer).

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And with them will be modest, of equal age [57] wives.

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The Literal Meaning of ﴿اتراب﴾:

﴿اتراب﴾ means such women of the same age who also possess harmony in temperament. There are two possibilities for this: one, that these women are of the same age among themselves; and second, that they are of the same age as their husbands, and both scenarios are possible.