Quran 7:34
Surah Al-A'raaf, Verse 34
Juz 8 · Page 154 · Ruku 125 · Meccan
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
Word by word
وَلِكُلِّ walikulli And for every أُمَّةٍ ummatin nation أَجَلٌۭ ۖ ajalun (is a fixed) term فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when جَآءَ jāa comes أَجَلُهُمْ ajaluhum their term لَا lā (they can) not يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ yastakhirūna seek to delay سَاعَةًۭ ۖ sāʿatan an hour وَلَا walā and not يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ yastaqdimūna seek to advance (it)
Transliteration
Walikulli ommatin ajalun fa-itha jaaajaluhum la yasta/khiroona saAAatan walayastaqdimoon
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot put it off an hour nor yet advance (it).
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation).
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
يقول تعالى : ( ولكل أمة ) أي : قرن وجيل ( أجل فإذا جاء أجلهم ) أي : ميقاتهم المقدر لهم ( لا يستأخرون ساعة ) عن ذلك ( ولا يستقدمون ) .