سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ
Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 37
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Loving (their husbands only), (and) of equal age.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
عُرُبًا
ʿuruban
Devoted
أَتْرَابًۭا
atrāban
equals in age
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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37. Loving their husbands [20], and of equal age [21].
[20]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿عرباً اتراباً﴾:
﴿عُرُبًا﴾ is the plural of ﴿عُرُوْبٌ﴾, and ‘uroob’ means a woman who is loving towards her husband, and also means a woman who laughs a lot, brings joy, is tasteful, and captivates her husband with charm and coquettishness.
[21] ﴿أتْرَابٌ﴾ means soil, and ﴿تُرَابٌ﴾ means to play together in the soil. It means to be of the same age, to be friends. ﴿ترب﴾ means contemporary, a companion of the same age, and the feminine of ﴿ترب﴾ is tarbat, and both ﴿ترب﴾ and ﴿تربة﴾ have the plural ﴿اتراب﴾. However, the word ﴿اتراب﴾ is generally used only for women. Thus, by ﴿اتراب﴾ is meant such friendly and same-aged women whose temperaments are also in complete harmony. These women will also be of the same age among themselves and will always remain young, and the age proportion with their husbands will also remain equal.
[20]
The Literal Meaning of ﴿عرباً اتراباً﴾:
﴿عُرُبًا﴾ is the plural of ﴿عُرُوْبٌ﴾, and ‘uroob’ means a woman who is loving towards her husband, and also means a woman who laughs a lot, brings joy, is tasteful, and captivates her husband with charm and coquettishness.
[21] ﴿أتْرَابٌ﴾ means soil, and ﴿تُرَابٌ﴾ means to play together in the soil. It means to be of the same age, to be friends. ﴿ترب﴾ means contemporary, a companion of the same age, and the feminine of ﴿ترب﴾ is tarbat, and both ﴿ترب﴾ and ﴿تربة﴾ have the plural ﴿اتراب﴾. However, the word ﴿اتراب﴾ is generally used only for women. Thus, by ﴿اتراب﴾ is meant such friendly and same-aged women whose temperaments are also in complete harmony. These women will also be of the same age among themselves and will always remain young, and the age proportion with their husbands will also remain equal.
