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quran:37:44

On thrones facing one another.  

˹reclining˺ upon couches, facing one another, so that they do not see the back of one another;
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عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ  

{على سرر متقابلين} لا يرى بعضهم قفا بعض.