And for every community is a term; then when their term comes, they will not defer an hour, nor will they advance.
Children of Adam! if Messengers come to you from among yourselves, recounting My Signs to you, those who have taqwa and put things right, will feel no fear and will know no sorrow.
And for every nation will be an allotted time; when their time is reached, they will not delay by one hour nor advance.
All nations and communities determine the terms of their Rise and Fall in accordance with these Divine Laws. And these Laws work with meticulous timing, without delay and without hastening.
And for every community is a term; then when their term comes, they will not defer an hour, nor will they advance.
And for every nation will be an appointed time; when their time is reached, they will not delay by one hour nor advance.
For every nation will be an allotted time; when their time is reached, they will not delay by one moment nor advance it.
For each community, there is a predetermined life span. Once their interim comes to an end, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it.
A term is fixed for every people; and when their appointed time is come there will neither be a moment's delay nor haste.
And for every nation is a term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede .
And for all people a term has been set: and when their term approaches, they can neither delay it by a single moment, nor can they hasten it.
And every nation hath its term, and when its term cometh, they cannot put it off an hour nor yet advance (it).
For every community there is an appointed term; and when its term arrives, they cannot tarry behind a moment, nor can they get ahead.*
And to every people, all and each, We have ordained a definite point of time, and when their time is fulfilled never shall they be able to delay it or anticipate for one hour or infinitely less
Know that each nation has a destiny and none can accelerate or postpone its death.
And every nation has its appointed term; when their term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment).
To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached, not an hour can they cause delay, nor (an hour) can they advance (it in anticipation).
For each community there is an appointed term. When their time arrives, they can neither delay it for a moment, nor could they advance it.
For every people there is an appointed time. So, when their appointed time will come, they cannot be late for a moment, nor will they get ahead.
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.
To every nation a term; when their term comes they shall not put it back by a single hour nor put it forward.
Every nation has its appointed time, and when their appointed time comes they cannot keep it back an hour, nor can they bring it on.
Every nation (or community) has its appointed term, and when their appointed term is completed they cannot delay it an hour, nor can they advance it.
And to every nation (there is) a term; so when their term comes, they will not (be able to) postpone (it) by a (single) hour, nor will they put (it) forward.
Unto every nation there is a predixed term; therefore when their term is expired, they shall not have respite for an hour, neither shall they be anticipated.
To every People is a time period fixed: When their time ends, they cannot delay an hour, and not (an hour) can they advance (the end).
For (the end of) every nation there is a term fixed, so that when their term comes, they cannot delay a single moment (to avoid it) nor can they get ahead (of it to escape from it).
There is a time for every nation: when their time comes, they shall not defer it by a single hour nor shall they advance it.