سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 45
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Round them will be passed a cup of pure wine -
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُطَافُ
yuṭāfu
Will be circulated
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
among them
بِكَأْسٍۢ
bikasin
a cup
مِّن
min
from
مَّعِينٍۭ
maʿīnin
a flowing spring
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 45) ➊ {يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِكَاْسٍ : ’’كَأْسٌ‘‘} A glass cup filled with wine; an empty cup is not called {’’كَأْسٌ‘‘}. In gatherings of friends, wine was well-known for delight, so it is said that in Paradise, the cups of wine will be circulated by the youthful servants. These will be the same boys of the people of Paradise who (died at a young age and) will always remain so, as He said: «وَ يَطُوْفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَاَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُوْنٌ » [ الطور : ۲۴ ] “And there will circulate among them their boys, as if they were hidden pearls.” And He said: « يَطُوْفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَانٌ مُّخَلَّدُوْنَ (17) بِاَكْوَابٍ وَّ اَبَارِيْقَ وَ كَاْسٍ مِّنْ مَّعِيْنٍ» [ الواقعۃ : ۱۷، ۱۸ ] “There will circulate among them boys who will remain boys forever, with jugs and pitchers and a cup of flowing wine.”
➋ { مِنْ مَّعِيْنٍ : ’’ مَعِيْنٍ ‘‘ ’’مَعَنَ يَمْعَنُ مُعُوْنًا‘‘} (F, K) { ’’ اَلْمَاءُ‘‘ ’’جَرٰي‘‘} The flowing of water. {’’ مَعِيْنٍ ‘‘ } ({فَعِيْلٌ}) Flowing, just as {’’شَرُفَ‘‘} is from {’’شَرِيْفٌ‘‘}. That is, that wine will not be of the kind that is distilled in the world by fermenting fruits and grains, but will flow naturally from springs and will run in the form of rivers, from which cups will be filled and served to them. Regarding one of the four types of rivers in Paradise, Allah Almighty has said: «وَ اَنْهٰرٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشّٰرِبِيْنَ » [ محمد : ۱۵ ] “And rivers of wine, delicious to those who drink.”
➋ { مِنْ مَّعِيْنٍ : ’’ مَعِيْنٍ ‘‘ ’’مَعَنَ يَمْعَنُ مُعُوْنًا‘‘} (F, K) { ’’ اَلْمَاءُ‘‘ ’’جَرٰي‘‘} The flowing of water. {’’ مَعِيْنٍ ‘‘ } ({فَعِيْلٌ}) Flowing, just as {’’شَرُفَ‘‘} is from {’’شَرِيْفٌ‘‘}. That is, that wine will not be of the kind that is distilled in the world by fermenting fruits and grains, but will flow naturally from springs and will run in the form of rivers, from which cups will be filled and served to them. Regarding one of the four types of rivers in Paradise, Allah Almighty has said: «وَ اَنْهٰرٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشّٰرِبِيْنَ » [ محمد : ۱۵ ] “And rivers of wine, delicious to those who drink.”
