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yuṭāfu ʿalayhim bi-ṣiḥāfin min dhahabin wa-ʾakwābin wa-fīhā mā tashtahīhi l-ʾanfusu wa-taladhdhu l-ʾaʿyunu wa-ʾantum fīhā khālidūna
They will be served around with golden dishes and goblets, and therein will be whatever the souls desire and eyes delight in. ‘You will remain in it [forever].
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Zukhruf - Verse 71
71. Vessels and cups of gold will be passed round them; [there will be] therein all that inner-selves could desire and all that eyes could delight in and you will abide therein forever.
The words sihaf (plural form of sahfa) and akwab (plural form of kub) are applied to “large vessels” and “goblets” respectively. It is to be noted as well that the pleasures of the eye will be in harmony with other wishes of the people of Paradise:
The blessed Verse promises believers that they will enjoy all kinds of Divine and luxurious Bounties reserved for them in Paradise, e.g. gold bowls and jars and the Bounties of the people of Paradise are generally divided into three kinds:
1. Whatever the inner-selves of the people of Paradise wish shall be prepared for them
2. They shall enjoy all the pleasures of the soul and flesh
3. The last one which is the highest of Bounties is that the people of Paradise shall reside there forever.