If God were to hold mankind for their injustices, He would not leave upon it a single creature, but He postpones them until an appointed time. Then, when their time arrives, they will not delay it by one hour, nor will they advance it.
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