Quran 20:129

Surah Taa-Haa, Verse 129

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وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى

Word by word

وَلَوْلَا walawlā And if not كَلِمَةٌۭ kalimatun (for) a Word سَبَقَتْ sabaqat (that) preceded مِن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord لَكَانَ lakāna surely (would) have been لِزَامًۭا lizāman an obligation وَأَجَلٌۭ wa-ajalun and a term مُّسَمًّۭى musamman determined

Transliteration

Walawla kalimatun sabaqat minrabbika lakana lizaman waajalun musamma

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a term already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world).

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term appointed (for respite).

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

قال تعالى : ( ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك لكان لزاما وأجل مسمى ) أي : لولا الكلمة السابقة من الله وهو أنه لا يعذب أحدا إلا بعد قيام الحجة عليه ، والأجل المسمى الذي ضربه الله تعالى لهؤلاء المكذبين إلى مدة معينة لجاءهم العذاب بغتة;