Surah Az-Zukhruf — Ayah 77 (43:77)

English translation (Saheeh International)

And they will call, "O Mālik,¹ let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."

1. - Addressing the keeper of Hell.

Brief commentary

They will call out to Mālik, the gatekeeper of the hellfire, saying: “O Mālik! Our Lord should make us die so that we are relieved of this punishment!” Mālik will answer them saying, “You are to remain forever in the punishment. You will not die, nor will the punishment stop from you.”