مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ
English Translation
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
English Transliteration
Ma tasbiqu min ommatin ajalaha wama yastakhiroona
Tafsir of Verse 5
and no nation outstrips its term, nor do they put it back.
Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it.