Surah Al-Ma'ida 5:85 — translation and meaning

المائدة · Verse 85 / 120 · Page 122

ۚ فَأَثَابَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِمَا قَالُوا جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَذَلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Word by Word

ۚ
فَأَثَابَهُمُ
fa-athabahumu
So rewarded them
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
بِمَا
bima
for what
قَالُوا
qalu
they said
جَنَّاتٍ
jannatin
(with) Gardens
تَجْرِي
tajri
flows
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
tahtiha
underneath them
الْأَنْهَارُ
al-anharu
the rivers
خَالِدِينَ
khalidina
will abide forever
فِيهَا
fiha
in it
وَذَلِكَ
wadhalika
And that
جَزَاءُ
jazau
(is the) reward
الْمُحْسِنِينَ
al-muh'sinina
(of) the good-doers

Transliteration

Fa asaabahumul laahu bimaa qaaloo Jannnaatin tajree min tahtihal anhaaru khaalideena feehaa; wa zaalika jazaaa'ul muhsineen

Translation

So Allah rewarded them for what they said with gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of doers of good.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah rewarded them for their faith and their acceptance of the truth with gardens that have palaces and trees overlooking flowing streams, where they will live eternally. That is the reward of those who do good by following the truth and submitting to it, without any restriction or condition.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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