Quran 23:43 — Al-Muminoon, verse 43
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
no community can advance or delay its time-
مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
mā tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahā wamā yastakhirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- no nation outstrips its term, nor do they put it back.
- Muhammad Asad
- [for,] no community can ever forestall [the end of] its term - and neither can they delay [its coming].
- Sahih International
- No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | تَسْبِقُtasbiqu | can precede | سبق |
| 3 | مِنْmin | any | — |
| 4 | أُمَّةٍummatin | nation | أمم |
| 5 | أَجَلَهَاajalahā | its term | أجل |
| 6 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 7 | يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَyastakhirūna | they (can) delay (it) | أخر |