Abiding therein so long as the heavens and the earth endure, excepting what thy Lord may will. Surely, thy Lord does bring about what He pleases.
English - Five Volume Translation
[a]Abiding therein, so long as the heavens and the earth endure, excepting what thy Lord may will. Surely, thy Lord does bring about what He pleases.[1488]
78:24.
Commentary:
See next verse.
English - Short Commentary Translation
[c]Abiding therein, so long as the heavens and the earth endure,[1350] except as thy Lord may will. Surely, thy Lord does what He pleases.
78:24.
The Quranic expression is an idiom signifying a very prolonged period. The Qur’an teaches that the punishment of Hell is not eternal.