Al-Qur'an Surah Ali 'Imran Verse 136

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens beneath which rivers flow where they shall live forever. And excellent is the reward of those who work.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens under which rivers flow, staying there forever. How excellent is the reward for those who work ˹righteousness˺!

Ruwwad Translation Center

Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord and gardens under which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. How excellent is the reward of those who do [righteous] deeds!

A. J. Arberry

Those -- their recompense is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, therein dwelling forever; and how excellent is the wage of those who labour!

Abdul Haleem

The reward for such people is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens graced with flowing streams, where they will remain. How excellent is the reward of those who labour!

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Those! their meed is forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens whereunder rivers flow; they shall be abiders therein. Excellent is the hire of the workers!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath,- an eternal dwelling; How excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)!

Abul Ala Maududi

They shall be recompensed by forgiveness from their Lord and by gardens beneath which rivers flow; there they shall abide. How good is the reward of those who labour!

Ahmed Ali

Their recompense is pardon by their Lord, and gardens with streams of running water where they will abide for ever. How fair is the recompense of those who act!

Ahmed Raza Khan

For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens beneath which rivers flow – abiding in it forever; what an excellent reward for the performers (of good deeds)!

Ali Quli Qarai

Their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them [forever]. How excellent is the reward of the workers!

Ali Ünal

Such are the ones whose reward is forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens through which rivers flow, to abide therein. How excellent is the reward of those who always do good deeds!

Amatul Rahman Omar

It is these whose reward is protection from their Lord, and Gardens served with running streams, therein they shall live for ever. How excellent is the reward of the painstaking (in the right direction).

English Literal

Those, their reward (is) forgiveness from their Lord, and treed gardens, the rivers flow from underneath it, immortally in it, and blessed/praised (is) the makers`/doers` reward.

Faridul Haque

For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens beneath which rivers flow - abiding in it forever; what an excellent reward for the performers (of good deeds)!

Hamid S. Aziz

Systems have passed away before your time. Do travel in the earth, and see what was the consequence of those who denied (the prophets or Allah’s guidance).

Hilali & Khan

For such, the reward is Forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise), wherein they shall abide forever. How excellent is this reward for the doers (who do righteous deeds according to Allah's Orders).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And those who, when they commit an indecency or wrong their souls, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their sins. And who forgives sins but Allah? And they persist not knowingly in what they do.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

(As for) these-- their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them, and excellent is the reward of the laborers.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

The reward of such will be forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever - a bountiful reward for workers!

Muhammad Sarwar

Their reward will be forgiveness from their Lord and gardens wherein streams flow and wherein they will live forever. How blessed is the reward of those who labor.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Those, their recompense is forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where they shall live for ever. How excellent is the wage of those who labor.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

For such, the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise), wherein they shall abide forever. How excellent is this reward for the doers (of good).

Wahiduddin Khan

their recompense is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing through them, where they will abide forever. How excellent will be the reward of those who do good works.

Talal Itani

Those—their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein forever. How excellent is the reward of the workers.

Tafsir jalalayn

Those -- their requital is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein (khlidna fh, an implied situation, that is, it is foreordained that they will abide in it once they enter it); excellent is the wage, this wage, of those workers, of obedience!

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

أُوْلَـيِكَ جَزَاوُهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ

For such, the reward is forgiveness from their Lord,

as a reward for these qualities.

مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ

وَجَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الَانْهَارُ

forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise),

carrying all kinds of drinks,

خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا

wherein they shall abide forever,

and ever,

وَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ



How excellent is this reward for the doers.

Allah praises Paradise in this part of the Ayah