কোন সম্প্রদায় তার নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের অগ্রে যায় না এবং পশ্চাতে থাকে না।
No nation can anticipate its term, nor delay it.
مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
Ma tasbiqu min ommatin ajalaha wama yasta/khiroona
YUSUFALI: Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it.
PICKTHAL: No nation can outstrip its term nor can they lag behind.
SHAKIR: No people can hasten on their doom nor can they postpone (it).
KHALIFA: The end of any community can never be advanced, nor delayed.