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Quran 20:129

Surah Taha (Ta-Ha), verse 129 of 135 · Juz 16

وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى

Translations of Quran 20:129
EnglishTalal Itani

Were it not for a word that issued from your Lord, the inevitable would have happened, but there is an appointed term.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a term already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world).

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Rabbından bir kelime sebketmiş olmasa idi her halde azâb lizam olurdu fakat müsemmâ bir ecel var

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Si une parole de ton Seigneur, qui différait le châtiment, n’avait pas été prononcée d’avance, le châtiment se serait attaché à eux, et le terme fixé serait déjà venu.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En indien te voren niet een besluit van uwen Heer tot hun uitstel ware uitgegaan, zou hunne verdelging noodzakelijk zijn gevolgd; maar er is een zekere tijd door God voor hunne straf vastgesteld.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se una parola del tuo Signore non fosse stata pronunciata prima (del gastigo), il gastigo si sarebbe impossessato di loro, ed il momento fissato sarebbe già venuto.

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