Medinan·Surah 76

الإنسان

Surah Al-Insan — Ayah 17

The Human

31 Ayahs·Verse 76:17
76:17

وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا

And they will be given to drink a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of ginger

Context in Surah Al-Insan

Nearby ayahs help place verse 76:17 in sequence and meaning.

وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِـَٔانِيَةٍ مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ كَانَتْ قَوَارِيرَا۠

And there will be circulated among them vessels of silver and cups having been [created] clear [as glass],

قَوَارِيرَا۟ مِن فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا

Clear glasses [made] from silver of which they have determined the measure.

عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّىٰ سَلْسَبِيلًا

[From] a fountain within Paradise named Salsabeel.

۞ وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ حَسِبْتَهُمْ لُؤْلُؤًا مَّنثُورًا

There will circulate among them young boys made eternal. When you see them, you would think them [as beautiful as] scattered pearls.