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Quran 23:43

Surah Al-Mu'minun (The Believers), verse 43 of 118 · Juz 18

مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 23:43
EnglishTalal Itani

No nation can advance its time, nor can they postpone it.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet postpone it.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hiç bir ümmet, ecelini sebkedemez ve geriletemezler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous n’avançons ni ne reculons le terme fixé à l’existence de chaque peuple.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Geen volk zal voor zijn bepaalden tijd gestraft worden; ook zal die niet worden uitgesteld.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Noi non anticipiamo, nè allontaniamo il tempo fissato all’esistenza di ciascun popolo.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.