ٱلْحِجْر : ٥

  • مَّا Not
  • تَسۡبِقُ (can) advance
  • مِنۡ any
  • أُمَّةٍ nation
  • أَجَلَهَا its term
  • وَمَا and not
  • يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ (can) delay it
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
No community (min ummatin: min is extra) can outstrip its [predetermined] term nor can they [seek to] delay it, [nor can they] put it off.