Not one habitation have We destroyed but at the time determined for it.
And every dwelling that We destroyed, had a known decree for it.
Never a city have We destroyed, but it had a known decree,
And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it;
And We have not destroyed a town but there was therefor a decree known.
And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it.
We have never destroyed a town unless it had a set time.
Whenever We destroyed a town, a definite term had previously been decreed for it.
And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it.
And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.
We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term.
We never destroyed a village whose term had not already been decreed.
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.
We never destroyed any town without pre-ordaining the fate of its people.
And never did We destroy a town but it had a term made known.
Wam<u>a</u> ahlakn<u>a</u> min qaryatin ill<u>a</u> walah<u>a</u> kit<u>a</u>bun maAAloom<b>un</b>
We have never destroyed a township without a definite decree having been issued;
Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.