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wa-nādaw yā-māliku li-yaqḍi ʿalaynā rabbuka qāla ʾinnakum mākithūna
They will call out, ‘O Malik! Let your Lord finish us off!’ He will say, ‘Indeed you will stay on.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
43Az-ZukhrufالزخرفVerse 77 of 89
The Ornaments of Gold43. Az-Zukhrufالزخرف
al-Zukhruf
The Gold Ornaments
MeccanVerse 77 of 89
Surah al-Zukhruf - Verse 77
77. And they will cry: “O Keeper [of Hell]! Let your Lord make an end of us.” He will say: “Indeed you shall abide forever [and there shall be no death].”
The inhabitants of Hell ask for assistance from anyone. At times, they ask help from believers:
“Look at us so that we may use your light?”
and at times they extend their hands toward tyrant chiefs:
“Would you deliver us from Divine Wrath?”
They sometimes beseech the keepers of Hell to render them aid. They ask them to make an end of them, but it will be of no avail. The blessed Verse in question says that the people of Hell seek refuge with the keeper of Hell out of the severity of torment and ask them in supplication: