Arabic text
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ
And We will surely let them taste the nearer punishment[1175] short of the greater punishment that perhaps they will return [i.e., repent].Translator’s notes (1)
- [1175]i.e., the disasters and calamities of this world.