12فيها عَينٌ جارِيَةٌMuhammad AsadCountless springs1 will flow therein,Lit., "a spring" - but, as Zamakhshari and lbn Kathir point out, the singular form has here a generic import, implying "a multitude of springs". This metaphor of the life-giving element is analogous to that of the "running waters" (anhar) frequently mentioned in Qur'anic descriptions of paradise.