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مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
Transliteration:
Ma tasbiqu min ommatin ajalaha wama yasta/khiroona
Word by Word:
Not can precede any nation its term, and not they (can) delay (it).
Translations:
[for,] no community can ever forestall [the end of] its term - and neither can they delay [its coming].
No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it).
No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet postpone it.
No people can hasten on their doom, nor can they postpone (it).
No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].