Al-Hijr Verse 4

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

We never destroyed any town except that it had a destined time.

Never a city have We destroyed, but it had a known decree,

Never have We destroyed a community that did not have a set time;

And We have not destroyed a town but there was therefor a decree known.

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.

Whenever We destroyed a town, a definite term had previously been decreed for it.

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.

We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term.

And We did not destroy any township unless it had a known and recorded decree.

And never did We destroy a township but it had a decree made known.

And We did not destroy from a village/urban city , except and for it (is) a known Book .

And every dwelling that We destroyed, had a known decree for it.

We never did destroy a community but there was a fixed term decreed for it.

And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it.

Leave them to eat and enjoy themselves, and let (false) hope beguile them, for they will soon know.

And never did We destroy a town but it had a term made known.

And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.

We never destroyed any town without pre-ordaining the fate of its people.

We never destroyed a village whose term had not already been decreed.

And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it.

We have never destroyed a township without a definite decree having been issued;

We have never destroyed a town unless it had a set time.

And We did not destroy any town (min qaryatin; min is extra), meaning, its inhabitants, but that it had a known decree, a [pre-]determined term, after which it would be destroyed.

Every Township has its allotted Time

Allah says;

وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلاَّ وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ



مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ