The Heights, The Elevated Places — Verse 34
7:34 · al-A`raf
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:34
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَلِكُلِّ
walikulli
|
And for every | Noun |
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أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
|
nation | Noun |
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أَجَلٌ
ajalun
|
(is a fixed) term | Noun |
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فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
|
So when | Noun |
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جَآءَ
jāa
|
comes | V |
|
أَجَلُهُمْ
ajaluhum
|
their term | Noun |
|
لَا
lā
|
(they can) not | Prep |
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يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
yastakhirūna
|
seek to delay | V |
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سَاعَةً
sāʿatan
|
an hour | Noun |
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وَلَا
walā
|
and not | Prep |
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يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
yastaqdimūna
|
seek to advance (it) | V |
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
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلࣱۖ فَإِذَا جَاۤءَ أَجَلُهُمۡ لَا یَسۡتَأۡخِرُونَ سَاعَةࣰ وَلَا یَسۡتَقۡدِمُونَ ٣٤
walikulli ummatin ajalun fa-idhā jāa ajaluhum lā yastakhirūna sāʿatan walā yastaqdimūn