Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 34
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
Al-A'raf · 7:34
Word by word
- وَلِكُلِّwalikulliAnd for every
- أُمَّةٍummatinnation
- أَجَلٌۭ ۖajalun(is a fixed) term
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāSo when
- جَآءَjāacomes
- أَجَلُهُمْajaluhumtheir term
- لَاlā(they can) not
- يَسْتَأْخِرُونَyastakhirūnaseek to delay
- سَاعَةًۭ ۖsāʿatanan hour
- وَلَاwalāand not
- يَسْتَقْدِمُونَyastaqdimūnaseek to advance (it)
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