We have never destroyed a town unless it had a set time.
Al-Hijr 15:4
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وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَعْلُومٌ
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We have never destroyed a town unless it had a set time.
We never destroyed a town without it having a set time.
We never destroyed any town without it having a set time.
We never destroyed a town except that it had a known decree.
Never did We destroy a town, but it had a known decree.
Never did We destroy a town, but it had a known decree.
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.
And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it.
We never destroyed any town except that it had a destined time.
Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.
And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.
We have never destroyed a township without a definite decree having been issued;
Whenever We destroyed a town, a definite term had previously been decreed for it.
We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term.
Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa walaha kitabun maAAloomun