كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.

Al Qalam 68:33

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“Such was the punishment. And verily the punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they did but know.”

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Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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