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CH. 40 AL-MU'MIN Pharaoh's people into the severest punishment. ” '3529 PT. 24 فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ. وَإِذْ يَتَحَاجُّونَ فِي النَّارِ فَيَقُولُ الضُّعَفَوا And when they will dispute. 48 with one another in the Fire, the لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمُ تَبَعًا weak will say to those who were proud, 'Verily, we were فَهَلْ أَنْتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا نَصِيبًا مِنَ your followers; will you then النَّارِ قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا كُلَّ فِيهَا إِنَّ ,Those who were proud. 49 اللهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ relieve us of a portion of the punishment of the Fire?" will say: 'Now we are all in it. Allah has already judged between His servants. " وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ فِي النَّارِ لِخَزَنَةِ جَهَنَّمَ And those in the Fire will. 50 say to the Keepers of Hell, ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنَّا يَوْمًا مِّنَ Pray to your Lord that He may الْعَذَابِ lighten for us the punishment for a day. '3530 قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ تَكُ تَأْتِيَكُمُ رُسُلُكُمْ They will say: Did not. 51 * your Messengers come to you بِالْبَيِّنَتِ ، قَالُوا بَلَى قَالُوا فَادْعُوا with manifest Signs? They will وَمَا دُعَوُا الْكُفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلة say: 'Yea. ' The Keepers will say, "Then pray on. " But the prayer of ª7:39; 14:22; 28:64; 33:68; 34:32. 14:22; 29:13; 33:69. 7:40; 34:33. 6:28; 23:108. º6:131; 39:72; 67:9-10. 13:15. 3529. Commentary: The implied reference in the words, "they are exposed to it morning and evening," may be to the punishment the disbelievers are made to suffer in Judgement. 3530. Commentary: يوم The word meaning time absolutely; a day or part of a day (Lane), the verse purports to say that which is an intervening stage, disbelievers will implore the keepers—برزخ and where the realization of pain or joy is incomplete. The complete and full manifestation of Heaven and Hell will take place on the Day of of Hell to intercede with God on their behalf that He may lighten their punishment-it may be, for a little while. 2786