If God were to take people to task for their wrongdoing, He would not leave even one living creature on earth, but He gives them respite till an appointed time: when their time comes they cannot delay it for an hour, nor can they bring it forward.
و اگر خداوند مردم را به خاطر ظلمشان مؤاخذه مى‌كرد، جنبنده‌اى بر روى زمين باقى نمى‌گذاشت، و ليكن [كيفر] آنها را تا وقتى معين به تأخير مى‌اندازد، و چون اجلشان فرا رسيد نه ساعتى از آن تأخير كنند و نه پيش افتند