For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.
Al-A'raf 7:34
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وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ ۖ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
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For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.
Every group of people has a set time. When their time comes, they can't delay it even a little, and they can't make it come sooner.
Every community has its set time. When their time comes, they can't delay it even by an hour, nor can they speed it up.
For every nation is an appointed term. When their term arrives, they cannot delay it by a single hour, nor can they advance it.
For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.
For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.
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].
And every nation has its appointed term; when their term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment).
Each nation has its appointed time. When their appointed time comes, they cannot delay it for a moment or bring it forward.
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).
And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot put it off an hour nor yet advance (it).
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.
For every community there is an appointed term; and when its term arrives, they cannot tarry behind a moment, nor can they get ahead.
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.
Walikulli ommatin ajalun faitha jaa ajaluhum la yastakhiroona saAAatan wala yastaqdimoona