سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 33
كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿33﴾
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
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Such
ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ
l-ʿadhābu
(is) the punishment
وَلَعَذَابُ
walaʿadhābu
And surely the punishment
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter
أَكْبَرُ ۚ
akbaru
(is) greater
لَوْ
law
if
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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.
