Once all men were but a single community; then they disagreed (and formulated different beliefs and rites). Had it not been that your Lord had already so ordained, a decisive judgement would have been made regarding their disagreements.
و مردم جز يك امّت نبودند، پس اختلاف كردند. و اگر پيش‌تر حكم [مهلت‌] از جانب پروردگارت صادر نشده بود، قطعا در آنچه بر سرش اختلاف دارند ميانشان فيصله داده شده بود [و همگى هلاك مى‌شدند]