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Sura 78
Aya 32
32
حَدائِقَ وَأَعنابًا

Yusuf Ali

Gardens enclosed, and Grapevines;1
  • The supreme Achievement, or the Fulfilment of the Heart’s Desires, spoken of in the last verse, is now described in three symbols (verses 32-34), as further explained by two negatives (verse 35). The first symbol is the enclosed Fruit Garden, and the symbol taken for the fruit is the Grape. The Garden in its many aspects is the most frequent symbol adopted for Bliss. Here the symbolism is further particularised. The most carefully-tended Garden is a Fruit Garden, with walls all round to protect it, and the most characteristic fruit mentioned here is the luscious Grape. (R).