And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
و اگر خداوند مردم را به خاطر ظلمشان مؤاخذه مى‌كرد، جنبنده‌اى بر روى زمين باقى نمى‌گذاشت، و ليكن [كيفر] آنها را تا وقتى معين به تأخير مى‌اندازد، و چون اجلشان فرا رسيد نه ساعتى از آن تأخير كنند و نه پيش افتند