يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍۢ مِّن ذَهَبٍۢ وَأَكْوَابٍۢ ۖ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ ۖ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Yutaafu 'alaihim bishaa fim min zahabinw wa akwaab, wa feehaa maatashtaheehil anfusu wa talazzul a'yunu wa antum feehaa khaalidoon
Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.

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They will be served from all around with large dishes of gold and goblets akwāb is the plural of kūb which is a drinking vessel without a handle so that the person can drink from whichever side he wants and therein will be whatever souls desire to relish and eyes delight in contemplating and you will abide in it forever.

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Sahih al-Bukhari #7159Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais:Sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(There will be) two Paradises of silver and all the utensils and whatever is therein (will be of silver); and two Paradises of gold, and its utensils and whatever therein (will be of gold), and there will be nothing to prevent the people from seeing their Lord except the Cover of Majesty over His Face in the Paradise of Eden (eternal bliss).
Sahih Muslim #353'Abdullah b. Qais transmitted on the authority of his father (Abu Musa Ash'ari) that the Apostle (ﷺ) said:Sahih
There would be two gardens (in Paradise) the vessels and contents of which would be of silver, and two gardens whose vessels and contents would be of gold. The only thing intervening to hinder the people from looking at their Lord will be the mantle of Grandeur over His face in the Garden of Eden.
Sunan Ibn Majah #4043Anas bin Malik narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih
‘One can see in it (the Cistern) jugs of gold and silver, like the number of stars in the sky.”
Sahih Muslim #5846Anas reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih
You would be shown in it jugs of gold and silver (as numerous) as the number of stars in the sky. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Anas b. Malik with this addition:" More numerous than stars in the sky."
Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3236Narrated Abu Ad-Darda:Hasan
that regarding Allah's saying: And there was under it a treasure belonging to them (18:82) - the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Gold and silver."

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