Transliteration:( Qaaloo Rabbanaaa amat tanasnataini wa ahyaitanas nataini fa'tarafnaa bizunoo binaa fahal ilaa khuroojim min sabeel )
"They shall say: 'O our Lord, You have caused us to die twice and have given us life [30] twice. Now, we confess our sins. Is there then any way [31] of getting out (of the fire)?'"
This verse is explained by another verse from the Qur’an:
“Whereas you were dead, He gave you life, then will cause you to die, then again will He give you life.” (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:28)
According to this explanation, the disbelievers will recall their condition on the Day of Judgment:
First death: before birth, when they were in non-existence.
First life: their worldly life.
Second death: when they died in this world.
Second life: when they are resurrected for judgment.
Their words reflect their admission of the truth, but it is now too late.
This part of the verse shows their plea for escape from the fire after admitting their sins. But by then, repentance is no longer valid, and they will not be let out.
From this, it is understood that for the disbelievers, there will be no second chance. But scholars note a key lesson for believers:
Even if a sinful believer is sent to Hell due to his sins, he will eventually be rescued through the intercession of the righteous servants of Allah.
This implies that faith, even with sins, holds weight in the sight of Allah, and the mercy of the pious can benefit even the wrongdoers, by Allah’s permission.
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Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 10 which provides the complete commentary from verse 10 through 14.
(40:11) They will say: “Our Lord, twice have You caused us to die and twice have You given us life.[15] We have now confessed our sins.[16] Is there, then, any way out?”[17]
15. This same thing has already been mentioned in (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 28). It implies this: How can you disbelieve in Allah? He granted you life when you were lifeless; then He will give you death and then will again raise you back to life. The disbelievers do not deny the first three of these conditions, because they are perceptible and therefore un-deniable. But they refuse to accept the occurrence of the fourth condition, for they have not yet experienced it, and only the Prophets have foretold it. On the Day of Resurrection when the fourth condition will also be practically experienced by them, then they will acknowledge that the same which the Prophets had foretold had actually happened.
16. That is, we confess that we made a grave mistake when we denied this after life; our life was filled with sins when we followed falsehood.
17. That is, is there any possibility now that our confession of sins be accepted and we be rescued from this state of torment in which we have been seized?
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