Az-Zukhruf 43:77
The Ornaments of Gold · Meccan · Juz 25 · Page 495
O Malik
وَنَادَوۡاْ يَٰمَٰلِكُ لِيَقۡضِ عَلَيۡنَا رَبُّكَۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّـٰكِثُونَ ٧٧
And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And they will call: “O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us!”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, Malik is the name of the keeper of Hell; they wish to die to escape the torment, but they will remain.
Reflect
Seek refuge in Allah from Hell.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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