وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى

Quran 20:129 is ayah 129 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 321 of the Madani Mushaf.

Juz 16
Hizb 32
Page 321
Ruku 8
Revealed Mecca

20:129

وَلَوْلَاكَلِمَةٌسَبَقَتْمِنرَّبِّكَلَكَانَلِزَامًاوَأَجَلٌمُّسَمًّى١٢٩

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].(129)

Word by word

وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
كَلِمَةٌkalimatun(for) a Word
سَبَقَتْsabaqat(that) preceded
مِنminfrom
رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
لَكَانَlakānasurely (would) have been
لِزَامًاlizāmanan obligation
وَأَجَلٌwa-ajalunand a term
مُّسَمًّىmusammandetermined

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