The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

55: 78
The Lord of Mercy 355
54 They will sit on couches upholstered with brocade, the fruit
of both gardens within easy reach. 55 Which, then, of your Lord’s
blessings do you both deny?
56 There will be maidens restraining their glances, untouched
beforehand by man or jinn. 57 Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings
do you both deny?
58 Like rubies and brilliant pearls. 59 Which, then, of your Lord’s
blessings do you both deny?
60 Shall the reward of good be anything but good? 61 Which, then,
of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny?
62 There are two other gardens below these two. a 63 Which, then, of
your Lord’s blessings do you both deny?
64 Both of deepest green. 65 Which, then, of your Lord’s blessings
do you both deny?
66 With a pair of gushing springs. 67 Which, then, of your Lord’s
blessings do you both deny?
68 With fruits – date palms and pomegranate trees. 69 Which, then,
of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny?
70 There are good-natured, beautiful maidens. 71 Which, then, of
your Lord’s blessings do you both deny?
72 Dark-eyed, sheltered in pavilions. 73 Which, then, of your Lord’s
blessings do you both deny?
74 Untouched beforehand by man or jinn. 75 Which, then, of your
Lord’s blessings do you both deny?
76 They will all sit on green cushions and fine carpets. 77 Which,
then, of your Lord’s blessings do you both deny? 78 Blessed is the
name of your Lord, full of majesty, bestowing honour.
a Paradise exists in two ranks: the higher level for the truly favoured, and this lower
level described for the less exalted pious. This cosmology of hell, lower paradise, upper
paradise is repeated in the following sura: 56: 7–56.