Surah 43:80
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إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ فِي عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ
Surely the evildoers will remain in the punishment of Gehenna.
لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِيهِ مُبۡلِسُونَ
It will not subside for them, and there they will be in despair.
وَمَا ظَلَمۡنَٰهُمۡ وَلَٰكِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
We did not do them evil, but they themselves were the evildoers.
وَنَادَوۡاْ يَٰمَٰلِكُ لِيَقۡضِ عَلَيۡنَا رَبُّكَۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّـٰكِثُونَ
They will call out, ‘Master! Let your Lord finish us off!’ He will say, ‘Surely you will remain.
لَقَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَكُمۡ لِلۡحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ
Certainly we brought you the truth, but most of you were averse to the truth.’
أَمۡ أَبۡرَمُوٓاْ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّا مُبۡرِمُونَ
Or have they woven some plot? We (too) are weaving (a plot).
أَمۡ يَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسۡمَعُ سِرَّهُمۡ وَنَجۡوَىٰهُمۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ يَكۡتُبُونَ
Or do they think that We do not hear their secret and their secret talk? Yes indeed! Our messengers are present with them writing (it) down.
The description of the state of the blessed is followed by a description of the state of the doomed.
meaning, not even for one moment.
means, they will despair of any goodness.
means, by their committing wrong actions after proof had been established against them and Messengers had been sent to them, but they rejected them and rebelled, so they are to be punished accordingly. And your Lord is not at all unjust to (His) servants.
{And they will cry: "O Malik..."} who is the keeper of Hell.
Al-Bukhari said, "Hajjaj bin Minhal told us, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah told us, from 'Amr bin 'Ata,' from Safwan bin Yala that his father, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah reciting on the Minbar.
meaning, let Him destroy our souls and give us some respite from our predicament.' But it will be as Allah says:
{Neither will it have a complete killing effect on them so that they die nor shall its torment be lightened for them} (35:36).
{But it will be avoided by the wretched, who will enter the great Fire. There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).} (87:11-13).
When they ask to be allowed to die, Malik will answer them:
{He will say: "Verily, you shall abide forever."} meaning, 'you will have no way out from it and no refuge.' Then the reason why they are doomed will be given, which is their stubborn resistance to the truth. Allah says:
{Indeed We have brought the truth to you,} meaning, 'We have explained it to you clearly and in detail.'
means, 'but your nature could not accept it and did not seek it; on the contrary, you followed and venerated falsehood, and you stood in the way of truth and refused it, and despised its followers.' So they will blame themselves and will feel regret at the time when regret will not be of any benefit to them. Then Allah says:
Mujahid said, "They wanted to plot some evil, but We are also planning." What Mujahid said is like the Ayah:
{So they plotted a plot, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.} (27:50).
The idolators were hying their utmost to find ways of refuting the truth with falsehood, but Allah planned it so that the consequences of that would backfire on them. He said in refutation:
meaning, what they say secretly and openly.
means, 'We know what they are doing, and the angels are also recording their deeds, major and minor.'
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 8, Page 661-663)