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Sura 55
Aya 72
72
حورٌ مَقصوراتٌ فِي الخِيامِ

Yusuf Ali

Companions restrained (as to1 their glances), in (goodly) pavilions;-2
  • Maqsurat here is the passive participle of the same verb as the active participle Qasirat in 55:56, 37:48 and 38:52- As I have translated Qasirat by the phrase “restraining (their glances)”, I think I am right in translating the passive Maqsurat by “restrained (as to their glances)”. This is the only place in the Qur-ān where the passive form occurs.
  • The Pavilions seem to add dignity to their status. In the other Gardens (55:58), the description “like rubies and corals” is perhaps an indication of higher dignity.