مَا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ ٤٣
No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- مَاNotmā
- تَسۡبِقُcan precedetasbiqu
- مِنۡanymin
- أُمَّةٍnationummatin
- أَجَلَهَاits termajalahā
- وَمَاand notwamā
- يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَthey (can) delay (it)yastakhirūna
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran