Al-Qur'an Surah Al-A'raf Verse 34

Mufti 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.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

For each community there is an appointed term. When their time arrives, they can neither delay it for a moment, nor could they advance it.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Each nation has its appointed time. When their appointed time comes, they cannot delay it for a moment or bring it forward.

A. J. Arberry

To every nation a term; when their term comes they shall not put it back by a single hour nor put it forward.

Abdul 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.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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).

Abul Ala 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.

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.

Ahmed Raza Khan

And every group has a promise; so when its promise comes, it cannot be postponed for a moment or brought forward.

Ali Quli Qarai

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.

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.

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).

English Literal

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 .

Faridul Haque

And every group has a promise; so when its promise comes, it cannot be postponed for a moment or brought forward.

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.

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).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Say: My Lord forbids only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are concealed, and sin and unjust rebellion, and that you associate with Allah that for which he has sent down no authority, and that you say of Allah what you know not.

Mohammad Habib 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.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot put it off an hour nor yet advance (it).

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.

Qaribullah & Darwish

To every nation a term; when their term comes they shall not delay it by a single hour, nor yet hasten it.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And every Ummah has its appointed term; when their term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment).

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.

Talal Itani

For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.

Tafsir jalalayn

Every community has a term, a [finite] period of time. When their term comes they shall not delay it a single hour nor bring it forward.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Allah said,

وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ

And every Ummah has,

meaning, each generation and nation,

أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَاء أَجَلُهُمْ

its appointed term; when their term comes,

which they were destined for,

لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ



neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)