The Quran

سورة الزُّمَر

Surah Al-Zumar 39:26

The Multitudes · Verse 26 of 75

فَأَذَاقَهُمُ اللَّهُ الْخِزْيَ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

So Allâh made them suffer humiliation in the present life, and the punishment (in store for them) in the Hereafter will be greater still, if they but realise (it).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So Allah gave them a taste of humiliation in the present life, but greater is the punishment of the Hereafter, if they only knew!

Ahmed Ali

Then God made them taste of disgrace in this life; and the torment of the life to come is greater, if they understand.

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Ali Unal

Thus God made them taste disgrace in the life of this world, but the punishment of the Hereafter is greater. If only they had known!

Daryabadi

So Allah made them taste humiliation in the life of the world. And surely the torment of the Hereafter is greater - if they but know!

Faridul Haque

So Allah made them taste humiliation in the life of this world; and indeed the punishment of the Hereafter is the greatest; if only they knew!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So Allah made them taste disgrace in this worldsí life, and certainly the chastisement of the Hereafter is greater. Did they but know!

Maulvi Sher Ali

So ALLAH made them taste humiliation in the present life and the punishment of the Hereafter will certainly be greater, if they but knew.

Muhammad Asad

and thus God let them taste ignominy [even] in the life of this world. Yet [how much greater will be the [sinners'] suffering in the life to come - if they [who now deny the truth] but knew it!

Muhammad Musin Khan

So Allah made them to taste the disgrace in the present life, but greater is the torment of the Hereafter if they only knew!

Muhammad Pickthall

Thus Allah made them taste humiliation in the life of the world, and verily the doom of the Hereafter will be greater if they did but know.

Muhammad Sarwar

God made them suffer humiliation in this life. Would that they knew that the torment for them in the next life will be even greater.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So Allah made them taste the disgrace in this world's life, and certainly the punishment of the hereafter is greater; did they but know!

Rashad Khalifa

GOD has condemned them to humiliation in this life, and the retribution in the Hereafter will be far worse, if they only knew.

Shabbir Ahmed

Thus God gave them a taste of humiliation in the world. Yet, much greater will be the suffering in the life to come. They could understand if they made good use of what they knew.