Surah Al-Qalam · Ayah 33·Makkī

33

كَذَٰلِكَ لَوْ ﴿٣٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.

Compare all 34 translations →

Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 6 of 8 words

Recitation · 11 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

8 words · 40 letters · āyah 33 of 52

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 39:26 · Az-Zumarvery close

    فَأَذَاقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخِزْىَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    So Allah made them taste disgrace in worldly life. But the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.

  • Quran 11:39 · Hudclose

    فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ

    And you are going to know who will get a punishment that will disgrace him [on earth] and upon whom will descend an enduring punishment [in the Hereafter]."

  • Quran 29:53 · Al-Ankabootclose

    وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَلَوْلَآ أَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى لَّجَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

    And they urge you to hasten the punishment. And if not for [the decree of] a specified term, punishment would have reached them. But it will surely come to them suddenly while…

  • Quran 41:16 · Fussilatclose

    فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِىٓ أَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْخِزْىِ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَخْزَىٰ وَهُمْ لَا يُنصَرُونَ

    So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of misfortune to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more…

  • Quran 17:10 · Al-Israaclose

    وَأَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

    And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment.

  • Quran 20:127 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنۢ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

    And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Ghaashiya 88:242 shared roots

    فَيُعَذِّبُهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَكْبَرَ

    ك-ب-رع-ذ-ب

  • As-Saaffaat 37:352 shared roots

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

    ك-ب-رك-و-ن

  • Ash-Shu'araa 26:2133 shared roots

    فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ

    أ-خ-رع-ذ-بك-و-ن

  • Az-Zumar 39:265 shared roots

    فَأَذَاقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخِزْىَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ

    ك-ب-رأ-خ-رع-ذ-بع-ل-مك-و-ن

  • Saad 38:742 shared roots

    إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ ٱسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    ك-ب-رك-و-ن

  • Al-Hijr 15:962 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

    أ-خ-رع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 68:33?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 68:33 include Quran 39:26 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 11:39 (Surah Hud), Quran 29:53 (Surah Al-Ankaboot), and Quran 41:16 (Surah Fussilat). For example, 39:26 reads: “So Allah made them taste disgrace in worldly life. But the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 68:33 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 68:33 (Surah Al-Qalam, The Pen) reads: “Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.”

Which surah is verse 68:33 in?

Quran 68:33 is āyah 33 of Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen), chapter 68 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 52 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 68:33?

Tartīl presents Quran 68:33 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.