Quran 68:33 — Al-Qalam, verse 33
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Such is the punishment [in this life], but greater still is the punishment in the Hereafter, if only they knew.
كَذَٰلِكَ الْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
kadhālika l-ʿadhābu walaʿadhābu l-ākhirati akbaru law kānū yaʿlamūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Such is the chastisement; and the chastisement of the world to come, is assuredly greater, did they but know.
- Muhammad Asad
- SUCH is the suffering [with which We try some people in this world]; but greater by far will be the suffering [which sinners shall have to bear] in the life to come - if they but knew it!
- Sahih International
- Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَذَٰلِكَkadhālika | Such | — |
| 2 | ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖl-ʿadhābu | (is) the punishment | عذب |
| 3 | وَلَعَذَابُwalaʿadhābu | And surely the punishment | عذب |
| 4 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati | (of) the Hereafter | أخر |
| 5 | أَكْبَرُ ۚakbaru | (is) greater | كبر |
| 6 | لَوْlaw | if | — |
| 7 | كَانُوا۟kānū | they | كون |
| 8 | يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna | know | علم |