سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 48
وَعِندَهُمْ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And beside them will be Qâsirât-at-Tarf [chaste females (wives), restraining their glances (desiring none except their husbands)], with wide and beautiful eyes.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَعِندَهُمْ
waʿindahum
And with them
قَـٰصِرَٰتُ
qāṣirātu
(will be) companions of modest gaze
ٱلطَّرْفِ
l-ṭarfi
(will be) companions of modest gaze
عِينٌۭ
ʿīnun
(having) beautiful eyes
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
48. And with them will be women of modest gaze [26] and large, beautiful eyes [27].
[26]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿قصر﴾:
The meaning of ﴿قَصَرَ﴾ is not reaching the length or end of something. It also means to reduce, to make small, or not to do something as much as it should be done, and ﴿قصر الطرف﴾ means not looking as far as the eye can see, or not looking fully, but rather keeping the gaze lowered. After mentioning the food and drink of the people of Paradise, Allah Almighty mentioned their family life, that they will be given women who will not even be willing to look at anyone except their husbands.
[27] ﴿عين﴾ means eye, and ﴿عيناء﴾ refers to a woman whose eyes are large and wide, and the plural of ﴿عيناء﴾ is ﴿عين﴾. Large eyes double the beauty of the face. Thus, the second quality of the women of Paradise will be that their eyes will be large and beautiful.
[26]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿قصر﴾:
The meaning of ﴿قَصَرَ﴾ is not reaching the length or end of something. It also means to reduce, to make small, or not to do something as much as it should be done, and ﴿قصر الطرف﴾ means not looking as far as the eye can see, or not looking fully, but rather keeping the gaze lowered. After mentioning the food and drink of the people of Paradise, Allah Almighty mentioned their family life, that they will be given women who will not even be willing to look at anyone except their husbands.
[27] ﴿عين﴾ means eye, and ﴿عيناء﴾ refers to a woman whose eyes are large and wide, and the plural of ﴿عيناء﴾ is ﴿عين﴾. Large eyes double the beauty of the face. Thus, the second quality of the women of Paradise will be that their eyes will be large and beautiful.
