Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
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Arabic | | وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ |  | Transliteration | | Walikulli ommatin ajalun fa-itha jaa ajaluhum la yasta/khiroona saAAatan wala yastaqdimoona | |
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | And for all people a term has been set: and when [the end of] their term approaches, they can neither delay it by a single moment, nor can they hasten it. | | | M. M. Pickthall | | And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot put it off an hour nor yet advance (it). | | Shakir | | And for every nation there is a doom, so when their doom is come they shall not remain behind the least while, nor shall they go before. | | Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation). | | Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) | | To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation). | | | Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | And for every community there is a term. And when their term drew near, they will not delay it by an hour, nor press it forward. | | Wahiduddin Khan | | For all people a term has been set: and when [the end of] their term approaches, they can neither delay it by a single moment, nor can they advance it. | | | T.B.Irving | | Every nation has its term; so whenever their deadline comes, they will not postpone it for an hour, nor will they advance it. | | [Al-Muntakhab] | | And to every people, all and each, We have ordained a definite point of time, and when their time is fulfilled never shall they be able to delay it or anticipate for one hour or infinitely less | | [Progressive Muslims] | | And for every nation will be an allotted time; when their time is reached, they will not delay by one hour nor advance. | | Abdel Haleem | | There is a time set for every people: they cannot hasten it, nor, when it comes, will they be able to delay it for a single moment. | | Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | And for every community there is an appointed term; then when its term shall arrive, not an hour will they stay behind or go in advance. | | Ahmed Ali | | A term is fixed for every people; and when their appointed time is come there will neither be a moment's delay nor haste. | | Aisha Bewley | | Children of Adam! if Messengers come to you from among yourselves, recounting My Signs to you, those who have taqwa and put things right, will feel no fear and will know no sorrow. | | Ali Ünal | | And (know that) for every community there is a term appointed (by God considering their free will); and when the end of the term falls, they can neither delay it by a single moment, nor can they hasten it. | | Ali Quli Qara'i | | There is a [preordained] time for every nation: when their time comes, they shall not defer it by a single hour nor shall they advance it. | | Amatul Rahman Omar | | For (the end of) every nation there is a term fixed, so that when their term comes, they cannot delay a single moment (to avoid it) nor can they get ahead (of it to escape from it). | | Hamid S. Aziz | | Every nation (or community) has its appointed term, and when their appointed term is completed they cannot delay it an hour, nor can they advance it. | | Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | And to every nation (there is) a term; so when their term comes, they will not (be able to) postpone (it) by a (single) hour, nor will they put (it) forward. | | Muhammad Sarwar | | All people can only live for an appointed time. When their term ends, they will not remain (alive) even for a single hour, nor will they die before the appointed time. | | Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | For every people there is an appointed time. So, when their appointed time will come, they cannot be late for a moment, nor will they get ahead. | | Shabbir Ahmed | | All nations and communities determine the terms of their Rise and Fall in accordance with these Divine Laws. And these Laws work with meticulous timing, without delay and without hastening. | | Syed Vickar Ahamed | | To every People is a time period fixed: When their time ends, they cannot delay an hour, and not (an hour) can they advance (the end). | | Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]. | | Farook Malik | | For every nation there is a fixed term, when their term expires, it can neither be delayed for a moment nor can it be made to come early." | | | Dr. Munir Munshey | | Every nation has been ordained a (fixed) time (to accept or reject the divine truth). Once their time has come, they cannot delay nor advance it by (even as much as) an hour. | | Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | And a term (has been appointed) for every people and when their (fixed) hour approaches they can neither hold back nor advance (even) for a single moment. | | | Dr. Kamal Omar | | And for every Ummah is (allotted) a specified term. So when (the end) of their terms has approached — they delay not a moment and they do not advance (the approach of the end). | | | Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) | | To every people is a term appointed. When their term is reached not an hour can they delay or advance it. | | Maududi | | For every community there is an appointed term; and when its term arrives, they cannot tarry behind a moment, nor can they get ahead. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | Know that each nation [like every individual] has a destiny and none can accelerate or postpone its death. | | | Faridul Haque | | And every group has a promise; so when its promise comes, it cannot be postponed for a moment or brought forward. | | | Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | To every nation a term; when their term comes they shall not delay it by a single hour, nor yet hasten it. | | Maulana Muhammad Ali | | And every nation has a term; so when its term comes, they cannot remain behind the least while, nor can they precede (it). | | | Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | And to every nation (is) a term/time, so if their term/time came, they do not delay/lag behind an hour, and they do not advance . | | Sher Ali | | And for every people there is a term, and when their term is come, they cannot remain behind a single moment, nor can they get ahead of it. | | Rashad Khalifa | | For each community, there is a predetermined life span. Once their interim comes to an end, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it. | | | Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | And every group has a promise; so when its promise comes, it cannot be postponed for a moment or brought forward. | | Hilali & Khan | | And every nation has its appointed term; when their term is reached, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment). | |
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
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Arthur John Arberry | | To every nation a term; when their term comes they shall not put it back by a single hour nor put it forward. | | Edward Henry Palmer | | Every nation has its appointed time, and when their appointed time comes they cannot keep it back an hour, nor can they bring it on. | | George Sale | | Unto every nation there is a predixed term; therefore when their term is expired, they shall not have respite for an hour, neither shall they be anticipated. | | John Medows Rodwell | | Every nation hath its set time. And when their time is come, they shall not retard it an hour; and they shall not advance it. | | | N J Dawood (draft) | | A space of time is fixed for every nation; when their hour is come, not for one moment shall they hold it back, nor can they go before it. | |
Partial Translations, or works in progress
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| Sayyid Qutb | | For every community a term has been set. When [the end of] their term approaches, they can neither delay nor hasten it by a single moment. | |
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