Surah Al-Hijr (الحجر) • The Rocky Tract

Quran 15:5

15:5

مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

mā tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahā wamā yastakhirūna

No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.

— Saheeh International

no community can bring its time forward, nor delay it.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

No nation can advance its term, nor delay it.

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

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Word by Word

مَّاmāNot
تَسْبِقُtasbiqu(can) advance
مِنْminany
أُمَّةٍummatinnation
أَجَلَهَاajalahāits term
وَمَاwamāand not
يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَyastakhirūna(can) delay it