Surah Al-Hijr (الحجر) • The Rocky Tract

Quran 15:4

15:4

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

wamā ahlaknā min qaryatin illā walahā kitābun maʿlūmun

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.

— Saheeh International

Never have We destroyed a community that did not have a set time;

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَمَآwamāAnd not
أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe destroyed
مِنminany
قَرْيَةٍqaryatintown
إِلَّاillābut
وَلَهَاwalahā(there was) for it
كِتَابٌۭkitābuna decree
مَّعْلُومٌۭmaʿlūmunknown