Verse 12

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Important Words:

ثبور (destruction) is derived from ثبر which means, he perished; he suffered loss; he erred; he became lost. ثبور means, loss, perdition; complete destruction, woe, etc. (Lane). See also 25:15.

Commentary:

When a man is in extreme distress, he desires death might end his life. The verse under comment describes this state of mind of the disbelievers. Face to face with Divine punishment in the form of blazing fire, the disbelievers will wish death to come upon them and "death will come to them from every direction but they will not die" (14:18).