Ta-Ha
20. Ṭā-Hā
طه
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وَلَوْلَا
كَلِمَةٌ
سَبَقَتْ
مِن
رَّبِّكَ
لَكَانَ
لِزَامًا
وَأَجَلٌ
مُّسَمًّى
wa-law-lā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika la-kāna lizāman wa-ʾajalun musamman
Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term appointed (for respite).
— Abdullah Yusufali
Were it not for a prior decree of your Lord and a specified time, [their doom] would have attended [their guilt].
