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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Waqi'ah 56:21

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وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

And the meat of fowl, from whatever they desire.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ويطوف عليهم الغلمان بما يتخيرون من الفواكه، وبلحم طير ممَّا ترغب فيه نفوسهم. ولهم نساء ذوات عيون واسعة، كأمثال اللؤلؤ المصون في أصدافه صفاءً وجمالا؛ جزاء لهم بما كانوا يعملون من الصالحات في الدنيا.

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