20مُتَّكِئينَ عَلىٰ سُرُرٍ مَصفوفَةٍ ۖ وَزَوَّجناهُم بِحورٍ عينٍMuhammad Asadreclining on couches [of happiness] ranged in rows!"1 And [in that paradisel We shall mate them with companions pure, most beautiful of eye.2As explained by Razi in his comments on the above verse as well as on 18:31 and 55:54, the "reclining on couches" or "on carpets" in paradise is a symbol of inner fulfilment and peace of mind; and he points out that this is also alluded to in the identity of the verbal root sarra ("he was [or "became"] happy") in both the nouns sarir ("happiness") and sarir ("couch").For an explanation of the expression hur 'in, see surah 56, note 8.