Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:43 — translation and meaning
المؤمنون · Verse 43 / 118 · Page 345
مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
Word by Word
مَا
ma
Not
تَسْبِقُ
tasbiqu
can precede
مِنْ
min
any
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
nation
أَجَلَهَا
ajalaha
its term
وَمَا
wama
and not
يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
yastakhiruna
they (can) delay (it)
Transliteration
Maa tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahaa wa maa yastaakhiroon
Translation
No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
None of these rejecting nations will precede the time fixed for their destruction, nor will they be delayed from it, regardless of whatever means they have at their disposal.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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