Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Such is the punishment (in this life), but truly, the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they but knew.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaSuch
ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖl-ʿadhābu(is) the punishment
وَلَعَذَابُwalaʿadhābuAnd surely the punishment
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhirati(of) the Hereafter
أَكْبَرُ ۚakbaru(is) greater
لَوْlawif
كَانُوا۟kānūthey
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow
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That is, those who oppose Allah's command and are stingy with the wealth given by Allah, We punish them in this way in the world. 33. 1 But alas, they do not understand this reality, so they do not care.
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33. Such is the punishment, and the punishment of the Hereafter [16] is even greater, if only they knew.
[16] That is, this punishment befell the owners of the garden in this world. And the punishment in the Hereafter for such miserliness will be much greater than this.