20:129
Taha 129
Surah Taha (طه), verse 129 — reference 20:129. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.
وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى
walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika lakāna lizāman wa-ajalun musamman
And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it [i.e., punishment] would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].