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Ta Ha 20:129

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Arabic	English	Morphology
وَلَوْلَا walawlā	And if not	Prep
كَلِمَةٌ kalimatun	(for) a Word	Noun
سَبَقَتْ sabaqat	(that) preceded	V
مِن min	from	Prep
رَّبِّكَ rabbika	your Lord	Noun
لَكَانَ lakāna	surely (would) have been	V
لِزَامًا lizāman	an obligation	Noun
وَأَجَلٌ wa-ajalun	and a term	Noun
مُّسَمًّى musamman	determined	Noun

If it were not for a preordained Word from your Lord [Prophet], they would already have been destroyed. Their time has been set

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةࣱ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامࣰا وَأَجَلࣱ مُّسَمࣰّى ۝١٢٩

walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika lakāna lizāman wa-ajalun musamma

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Surah: Ta Ha
Verse: 20:129
Juz: 16
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 45
Translations: 64
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Root Words in This Verse

كلم (كَلِمَة)
سبق (سَبَقَ)
ربب (رَبّ)
كون (كانَ)
لزم (لِزام)
أجل (أَجَل)
سمو (مُسَمًّى)

Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

10:19 19%

وَمَا كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ إِلَّآ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً فَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِيمَا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ

wamā kāna l-nāsu illā ummatan wāḥidatan fa-ikh'talafū walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum fīmā fīhi yakhtalifūn

All people were originally one single community, but later they differed. If it had not been for a word from your Lord, the preordained judgement would already have been passed between them regarding their differences

11:110 17%

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba fa-ukh'tulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum wa-innahum lafī shakkin min'hu murībi

We gave Moses the Scripture before you, but differences arose about it and if it had not been for a prior word from your Lord, a decision would already have been made between them, though they are in grave doubt about it

41:45 17%

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۗ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba fa-ukh'tulifa fīhi walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika laquḍiya baynahum wa-innahum lafī shakkin min'hu murībi

We gave the Scripture to Moses but disputes arose about it- if it were not for a decree that had already been issued from your Lord, they would already have been judged- and still they are doubtful and suspicious of it

Ta Ha — Verse 129

Ta Ha 20:129

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