77 Preface وَنادَوا يا مالِكُ لِيَقضِ عَلَينا رَبُّكَ ۖ قالَ إِنَّكُم ماكِثونَYusuf AliThey will cry: “O Malik!1 would that thy Lord put an end to us!” He will say, “Nay, but ye shall abide!”2Malik: one who is lord or possessor; one who is in charge; applied to the Angel in charge of Hell.Cf. 20:74. Annihilation is better than agony. But wrongdoers cannot destroy the “fruits” of their actions, by asking for annihilation.