# at his side

This implies that Abraham and Lazarus were reclining next to each other at a feast, in the Greek style of feasting. The joy in heaven is often represented in the scriptures by the idea of a feast. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# in Hades, being in torment

"he went to Hades, where, suffering in terrible pain"

# he lifted up his eyes

This idiom means "he looked up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])