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السجدة

As-Sajdah Surah 32

Verse 22

السجدة

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

English - Five Volume Translation

English - Short Commentary Translation

English - Topics

32:22

وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And most surely We will make them taste of the nearer punishment before the greater punishment, so that they may return to Us with repentance.

English - Five Volume Translation

And most surely [a]We will make them taste of the nearer punishment before the greater punishment, so that they may return to Us with repentance. [3069]

52:48.

Commentary:

The expressions العذاب الادنی (the nearer punishment) and العذاب الاکبر (the greater punishment) may respectively signify: (1) afflictions of the present life and those of the Hereafter or (2) the defeat of the Quraish in the Battle of Badr and the Fall of Mecca when their power was finally and completely broken; or (3) smaller miseries and misfortunes which befall a disbelieving people by way of warning before their final destruction.

English - Short Commentary Translation

And most surely [d]We will make them taste of the lesser punishment before the greater punishment,[2327] that they may return to Us with repentance.

52:48.

'The lesser punishment' and 'the greater punishment' may respectively signify, (1) afflictions of the present life and those of the Hereafter; defeat of the Quraish in the Battle of Badr and Fall of Mecca; (3) smaller miseries and misfortunes which befall a disbelieving people by way of warning before their final destruction.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور ہم یقیناً انہیں بڑے عذاب سے وَرے چھوٹے عذاب میں سے کچھ چکھائیں گے تاکہ ہوسکے تو وہ (ہدایت کی طرف) لوٹ آئیں۔

French

Et très assurément, Nous leur ferons goûter le châtiment moins fort avant le plus grand châtiment, afin qu’ils retournent à Nous avec repentir.

German

Wahrlich, Wir werden sie von der näheren Strafe (hienieden) kosten lassen vor der größeren Strafe, ob sie sich vielleicht doch noch bekehren.

Chinese

在较大的惩罚到来之前, [a]我一定使他们尝受较小的惩罚,[1019]以便他们(忏悔地)归向 (我) 来。

52:48.

“较小的惩罚” 和 “较大的惩罚” 分别地指示: (1) 今世的折磨和后世的折磨; (2) 古莱西民族在白德尔战役中的失败以及麦加的陷落; (3) 较小的痛苦以及在不信的民族最后毁灭前作为警告而降临他们的灾难。

Italian

Ed è del tutto certo che Noi faremo gustare loro il castigo più lieve, prima del castigo più grande, affinché possano ritornare a Noi con pentimento.

Spanish

Y bien cierto es que les haremos probar el castigo menor antes del castigo mayor, para que vuelvan a Nosotros con arrepentimiento.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور اس بڑے آنے والے عذاب سے پہلے ہم (اس دنیا کا) چھوٹا عذاب بھی ان کو چکھائیں گے تاکہ وہ لوٹیں (اور توبہ کریں اور اخروی عذاب سے بچ جائیں) ۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اُس بڑے عذاب سے پہلے ہم اِسی دنیا میں (کسی نہ کسی چھوٹے) عذاب کا مزا اِنہیں چکھاتے رہیں گے، شاید کہ یہ (اپنی باغیانہ روش سے) باز آ جائیں

English - Sahih

And we will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of the greater punishment that perhaps they will repent.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور ہم انہیں قریب کا عذاب بھی اس بڑے عذاب سے پہلے چکھائیں گے تاکہ وہ باز آ جائیں

English - Talal Itani

And surely, We will let them taste of the punishment the nearer before the punishment the greater, so that they may return.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

52:48.

1019

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And We shall surely let them taste the nearer chastisement, before the greater; haply so they will return.

English - Maududi

We shall certainly have them taste some chastisement in this world in addition to the greater chastisement (of the Hereafter); perhaps they will retract (from their transgression).

English - Ahmed Ali

But We shall make them taste the affliction of this world before the greater torment, so that they may retract.

English - 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.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

52:48.

3069

Commentary:

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

52:48.

2327

English - Pickthall

And verily We make them taste the lower punishment before the greater, that haply they may return.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And certainly We will make them taste the nearer punishment before the greater chastisement, that haply they may turn.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

We shall afflict them with punishment in this world before the severer chastisement of the Hereafter that they may turn to repentance.

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