وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌۭ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةًۭ ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
34
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ
English — Sahih International
And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
اردو — مودودی
ہر قوم کے لیے مہلت کی ایک مدت مقرر ہے، پھر جب کسی قوم کی مدت آن پوری ہوتی ہے تو ایک گھڑی بھر کی تاخیر و تقدیم بھی نہیں ہوتی
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Tiap-tiap umat mempunyai batas waktu; maka apabila telah datang waktunya mereka tidak dapat mengundurkannya barang sesaatpun dan tidak dapat (pula) memajukannya.
Ibn Kathir
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ
(And every Ummah has), meaning, each generation and nation,
أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ
(its appointed term; when their term comes) which they were destined for,
لاَ يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلاَ يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
(neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)). Allah then warned the Children of Adam that He sent to them Messengers who conveyed to them His Ayat. Allah also conveyed good news, as well as warning,
فَمَنِ اتَّقَى وَأَصْلَحَ
(then whosoever has Taqwa and becomes righteous) by abandoning the prohibitions and performing acts of obedience,
فَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَوَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَايَـتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُواْ عَنْهَآ
(on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. But those who reject Our Ayat and treat them with arrogance,) meaning, their hearts denied the Ayat and they were too arrogant to abide by them,
أُولَـئِكَ أَصْحَـبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـلِدُونَ
(they are the dwellers of the Fire, they will abide therein forever.) without end to their dwelling in it.
المُيَسَّر
ولكل جماعة اجتمعت على الكفر بالله تعالى وتكذيب رسله -عليهم الصلاة والسلام- وقت لحلول العقوبة بهم، فإذا جاء الوقت الذي وقَّته الله لإهلاكهم لا يتأخرون عنه لحظة، ولا يتقدمون عليه.