Hel is used in four senses:
1. Hel is used in the sense of mā (the negative particle); as in the following verses:
Are they waiting for anything except that the angels should come to them [hel]? {that is, they are not waiting for anything else}. (al-Anʿām 6:158)
A similar usage is found in Sūrat al-Naḥl (verse 33).
Are they waiting for anything except that Allah should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels as well [kel]? {that is, they are not waiting for anything else}. (al-Baqara 2:210)
Are they waiting for anything except that the Hour should come upon them suddenly while they perceive not [kel]? {that is, they are not waiting for anything else}. (al-Zukhruf 43:66)
Are they waiting for anything except that the Hour should come upon them suddenly [Kel]? {that is, they are not waiting for anything else}. (Muḥammad 47:18)
Is there anything upon the messengers except clear notification [hel]? (that is, nothing else is incumbent upon the messengers except clear notification). (al-Naḥl 16:35)
2. Hel is used in the sense of the interrogative particle [mi, mı... dır-dir, tır-tir, dı-di, tı-ti]; as in the following verses:
Has there [hel] come upon man a period of time {that is, it has come, it has passed}... (al-Insān 76:1)
Has there [hel] come to you the narration of the Overwhelming Event? {that is, it has come, it has reached you}. (al-Ghāshiya 88:1)
Has there [hel] come to you the story of Moses? {that is, it has come, it has reached you}. (Ṭā-Hā 20:9)
Has there [hel] come to you the story of Abraham's honored guests? {that is, it has come, it has reached you}. (al-Dhāriyāt 51:24)
3. Hel is used as a negative interrogative particle [mi, mı]; as in the following verses:
Shall I direct you {that is, shall I not direct you} to the tree of eternity? (Ṭā-Hā 20:120)
Shall we guide you to a man who informs you... {that is, shall we not guide you}? (Sabaʾ 34:7)
Shall I inform you of the greatest losers as to their deeds {that is, shall I not inform you}? (al-Kahf 18:103)
Shall I inform you upon whom the devils descend {that is, shall I not inform you}? (al-Shuʿarāʾ 26:221)
4. Hel is used as a rhetorical question of denial; as in the following verses:
Would you accept that among those whom your right hands possess there be partners with you in what We have provided for you as sustenance...? {that is, you would not accept it}. (al-Rūm 30:28)
It is Allah who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, then will give you life. Are any of your partners able to do any of these things? {that is, there are none}. (al-Rūm 30:40)
Is there any among your partners who can originate creation and then repeat it? {that is, there is none}. (Yūnus 10:34)
Is there any among your partners who can guide to the truth? {that is, there is none}. Say: "Allah guides to the truth. Is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed, or he who does not guide unless he is guided?" (Yūnus 10:35)
Are there now any intercessors to intercede for us? {that is, there are none}. (al-Aʿrāf 7:53)
Likewise, this is the case in Sūrat al-Shūrā and Sūrat al-Muʾmin.