The Holy Quran 40:49 — Surah Ghafir

Arabic text

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ لِخَزَنَةِ جَهَنَّمَ ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ يُخَفِّفْ عَنَّا يَوْمًا مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ

Translation

The people in Jahannam will say to the keepers of Jahannam, "Supplicate to (request) your Rabb to lessen (reduce) a day (even a little bit) of the punishment for us."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The request for lightening of the punishment: that is, despairing of their chiefs, they will make a request to the angels placed in charge of the management of Hell: “You at least ask your Lord and get us some day of respite, on which the punishment might be lightened for us a little.”

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