Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Insan Verse 17

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And they will be served with goblet of a drink blended with ginger,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they will be given a drink ˹of pure wine˺ flavoured with ginger

Ruwwad Translation Center

They will be given a glass [of wine] flavored with ginger

A. J. Arberry

And therein they shall be given to drink a cup whose mixture is ginger,

Abdul Haleem

and they will be given a drink infused with ginger

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And therein they shall be given to drink of a cup whereof the admixture will be ginger.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And they will be given to drink there of a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Zanjabil,-

Abul Ala Maududi

Therein they shall be served a cup flavoured with ginger,

Ahmed Ali

There will they drink a cup flavoured with ginger

Ahmed Raza Khan

And in Paradise they will be given to drink cups, filled with a mixture of ginger.

Ali Quli Qarai

They will be served therein with a cup of a drink seasoned with Zanjabeel,

Ali Ünal

And there they will be given to drink of a cup flavored with ginger (of Paradise),

Amatul Rahman Omar

And therein they shall be given to drink a cup which is tempered with ginger (a symbol of strength),

English Literal

And they be given drink in it (in) a cup its mixture/blend was ginger/wine.

Faridul Haque

And in Paradise they will be given to drink cups, filled with a mixture of ginger.

Hamid S. Aziz

And they will be given to drink therein a cup whereof the mixture is of Zanjabil,

Hilali & Khan

And they will be given to drink there a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabil (ginger, etc.),

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And they are made to drink therein a cup tempered with ginger --

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And they shall be made to drink therein a cup the admixture of which shall be ginger,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

There are they watered with a cup whereof the mixture is of Zanjabil,

Muhammad Sarwar

They will drink cups containing (soft flowing) sparkling water

Qaribullah & Darwish

And they shall be given to drink from a cup whose mixture is ginger,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And they will be given to drink there of a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabil (ginger),

Wahiduddin Khan

and they will be given a cup to drink flavoured with ginger,

Talal Itani

They will be served therein with a cup whose flavor is Zanjabeel.

Tafsir jalalayn

And they will be given to drink therein a cup, wine, whose mixture, that with which it is mixed, is ginger,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And they will be given to drink there of a cup mixed with Zanjabil (ginger),

meaning, they -- the righteous -- will also be given a drink from these cups.

كَأْسًا
a cup, meaning, a drink of wine.

كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا زَنجَبِيلًا

mixed with Zanjabil (ginger),

So on one occasion they will be given a drink that is mixed with camphor, and it is cool.

Then on another occasion they will be given a drink mixed with ginger, and it is hot.

This is so that their affair will be balanced. However, those who are nearest to Allah, they will drink from all of it however they wish, as Qatadah and others have said.

The statement of Allah has already preceded which says,

عَيْناً يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ

A spring wherefrom the servants of Allah will drink. (76;6)

And here Allah says,

عَيْنًا فِيهَا تُسَمَّى سَلْسَبِيلً