They say: “Our Lord, hasten to us our share (of chastisement) before the Day of Reckoning.”1
Footnotes
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That is, Allah’s torment will be so severe and terrible as mentioned above, but just consider the behavior of these foolish people. They are telling the Prophet mockingly: Do not put off our affairs till the Day of Reckoning with which you are threatening us, but settle our account just now.: Whatever punishment is to be inflicted on us should be inflicted immediately.
[2]Qira’at: All except Abu ʻAmr, ʻAsem and Yaʻqub read it as: “. . . what you pl call upon . . .”