مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ
English Translation
No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].
English Transliteration
Ma tasbiqu min ommatin ajalaha wama yastakhiroona
Tafsir of Verse 43
no nation outstrips its term, nor do they put it back.
No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it).