Mankind were but a single [religious] community; then they differed. And were it not for a prior decree of your Lord, decision would have been made between them concerning that about which they differ.
Kuma mutãne ba su kasance ba fãce al'umma guda, sa'an nan kuma suka sãɓã wa jũna, kuma ba dõmin wata kalma ba wadda ta gabãta daga Ubangijinka, dã an yi hukunci a tsakãninsu a kan abin da yake a cikinsa suke sãɓã wa jũna.