"'Uruban" (affectionate), meaning: those who show affection to their husbands. "Atraban" (of the same age), meaning: of one age, thirty-three years old.
Muhammad said: "'Uruban" is the plural of "'Arub." The origin of the word is "al-mu'arabah," which is flirtatious playfulness. He also said: "Indeed, We have produced them in a [new] production," even though women were not mentioned before that, because the "couches" (al-furush) are the places of women, so the mention of the couches was sufficient. The meaning is: We have produced the young woman and the old woman in a new production.
﴿عربا﴾ يَعْنِي: متحبِّبات إِلَى أَزوَاجهنَّ ﴿أَتْرَابًا﴾ أَي: على سنٍّ وَاحِدَة بَنَات ثَلَاث وَثَلَاثِينَ سنة.
قَالَ محمدٌ: ﴿عربا﴾ جمع عَرُوبٍ، وأصل الْكَلِمَة: المُعَارَبة؛ وَهِي المداعَبة وَقَالَ: ﴿إِنَّا أَنْشَأْنَاهُنَّ إنْشَاء﴾ وَلم يذكر النِّسَاء قبل ذَلِك؛ لِأَن الْفرش مَحل النِّسَاء، فَاكْتفى بِذكر الفُرش، الْمَعْنى: أنشأنا الصبية والعجوز إنْشَاء جَدِيدا.
