سورة السَّجدَة
Surah Al-Sajdah 32:21
The Prostration · Verse 21 of 30
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And of course We will let them suffer the minor and nearer punishment before the greater punishment befalls them so that they may turn to Us (in repentance).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And indeed We will make them taste of the Penalty of this (life) prior to the supreme Penalty, in order that they may (repent and) return.
Ahmed Ali
But We shall make them taste the affliction of this world before the greater torment, so that they may retract.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
However (before that supreme punishment) We will most certainly make them taste the lower kinds of punishment (in the world), so that they may (repent their ways) and return.
Daryabadi
And surely We shall make them taste of the smaller torment prior to the greater torment, that haply they may yet return.
Faridul Haque
And We shall indeed make them taste the smaller punishment before the greater punishment, so that they may return.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And certainly We will make them taste the nearer punishment before the greater chastisement, that haply they may turn.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And most surely WE will make them taste of the lesser punishment before the greater punishment, that they may return to US with repentance.
Muhammad Asad
However, ere [We condemn them to] that supreme suffering, We shall most certainly let them taste of a suffering closer at hand, so that they might [repent and] mend their ways.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And verily, We will make them taste of the near torment (i.e. the torment in the life of this world, i.e. disasters, calamities, etc.) prior to the supreme torment (in the Hereafter), in order that they may (repent and) return (i.e. accept Islam).
Muhammad Pickthall
And verily We make them taste the lower punishment before the greater, that haply they may return.
Muhammad Sarwar
We shall certainly make them suffer worldly torment before suffering the great torment so that perhaps they may return to Us.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And most certainly We will make them taste of the nearer chastisement before the greater chastisement that haply they may turn.
Rashad Khalifa
We let them taste the smaller retribution (of this world), before they incur the greater retribution (of the Hereafter), that they may (take a hint and) reform.
Shabbir Ahmed
We will make them taste the punishment closer at hand before the Greater punishment, so that they might return to righteousness.
Commentary 32:21 This verse indicates that every evil deed is bound to have a consequence in one way or another in this world. By the nearer, minor, closer at hand…
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
32:21 This verse indicates that every evil deed is bound to have a consequence in one way or another in this world. By the nearer, minor, closer at hand (الْعَذَابِ الْأَدْنَىٰ) is meant the punishment and sufferings in this very life that ensue because of the evil deeds. The greater and supreme punishment (الْعَذَابِ الْأَكْبَرِ) is the punishment of the Hereafter. Smaller miseries that befall people are warnings so that they may take heed (لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ).