His saying, the Exalted: **{Nay!}** (Kallā) This is a rejection of the request for refuge.

**{There shall be no refuge}** (Lā wazr) Al-Mubarrid and Al-Zajjāj said: The origin of *wazr* is the impregnable mountain. Then, whatever you seek refuge in and fortify yourself with is called a *wazr*. Al-Mubarrid cited the verse of Ka'b ibn Malik:

*The people have turned against us concerning you; we have* *Nothing but swords and the tips of spears as a refuge.*

The meaning of the verse is that there is nothing by which one can seek protection from the decree of Allah.

Then, His saying, the Exalted: **{Unto your Lord, that Day, will be the place of return.}**