Ad-Dukhan Verse 53

dressed in fine silk and rich brocade, facing one another.

wearing fine silk and heavy brocade, facing one another.

robed in silk and brocade, set face to face.

clothed in silk and fine brocade, facing one another:

Attired in fine silk and brocade, facing each other.

Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, they will face each other;

Attired in silk and brocade, they shall be arrayed face to face.

Dressed in brocade and shot silk, facing one another.

They will be dressed in fine silk and embroidery, facing one another (on thrones).

dressed in fine silk and brocade, sitting face to face.

Dressed in fine silk and silk brocade, (seated) face to face.

They shall wear fine silk and heavy brocade (and will be sitting) face to face.

They dress from sarcenet (a certain type of silk or brocade), and brocade (silk and gold fabric), facing each other.

They will be dressed in fine silk and embroidery, facing one another (on thrones).

Attired in fine silk and rich brocade, face to face;

Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other,

In gardens and springs,

They shall wear of fine and thick silk, (sitting) face to face;

Attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.

clothed in fine silk and rich brocade, sitting face to face with one another.

dressed in silks and brocade, set face to face.

Dressed in Sundus and Istabraq, facing each other,

dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade, and they will face each other:

Dressed in silk and brocade, facing one another.

dressed in fine silk and [heavy] silk brocade, that is to say, in fine and thick silks (sundusin wa'stabraqin, respectively), sitting face to face (mutaqbilna is a circumstantial qualifier), that is to say, they do not look upon each other backs, since the couches revolve with them in them.

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍ

Dressed in Sundus,

means, the finest of silk, such as shirts and the like.

وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ

and Istabraq,

means, silk which is woven with shiny threads, like a splendid garment which is worn over regular clothes.

مُّتَقَابِلِينَ



facing each other,

means, sitting on thrones where none of them will sit with his back to anyone else.

كَذَلِكَ

وَزَوَّجْنَاهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ