Surah Al-Hijr 15:5 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 5 / 99 · Page 262
مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
Word by Word
مَّا
ma
Not
تَسْبِقُ
tasbiqu
(can) advance
مِنْ
min
any
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
nation
أَجَلَهَا
ajalaha
its term
وَمَا
wama
and not
يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
yastakhiruna
(can) delay it
Transliteration
Maa tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahaa wa maa yastaakhiroon
Translation
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
A nation will not be destroyed before its appointed time, and its destruction will not be delayed when its time arrives. The wrongdoers should not have hope in Allah delaying their fate.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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