“Except his wife; We have destined her to be of those who remain”—meaning: those who remain in the punishment of Allah.
﴿إِلا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَاهَا مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ﴾ يَعْنِي: الْبَاقِينَ فِي عَذَابِ اللَّهِ