The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:5

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Arabic English Morphology
مَّا
Not Prep
(can) advance V
مِنْ min
any Prep
أُمَّةٍ ummatin
nation Noun
its term Noun
وَمَا wamā
and not Prep
(can) delay it V

no community can bring its time forward, nor delay it

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

مَّا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا یَسۡتَءۡخِرُونَ ۝٥

mā tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahā wamā yastakhirūn