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Saba, ayah 30

Quran 34:30 — Saba · "Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day you…"

Verse 30 of 54 · Surah Saba (سبأ) — Sheba. This is the 34th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Meccan surah. Located in Juz 22.

قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

Qul lakum mee'aadu Yawmil laa tastaakhiroona 'anhu saa'atanw wa la tastaqdimoon

Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]."

Translations of Saba 34:30

4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.

Transliteration

Qul lakum mee'aadu Yawmil laa tastaakhiroona 'anhu saa'atanw wa la tastaqdimoon

Saheeh International
Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]."

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
Say (O Muhammad): Yours is the promise of a Day which ye cannot postpone nor hasten by an hour.

1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say: "The appointment to you is for a Day, which ye cannot put back for an hour nor put forward."

1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.

Kementerian Agama RI
Katakanlah: "Bagimu ada hari yang telah dijanjikan (hari kiamat) yang tiada dapat kamu minta mundur daripadanya barang sesaatpun dan tidak (pula) kamu dapat meminta supaya diajukan".

Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.

Surrounding verses in Surah Saba

Frequently asked about Saba 34:30

What does Quran 34:30 say?

Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]." This is verse 30 of Surah Saba (سبأ, "Sheba"), a Meccan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah Saba verse 30?

The Arabic text: قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ — transliteration: Qul lakum mee'aadu Yawmil laa tastaakhiroona 'anhu saa'atanw wa la tastaqdimoon.

Which juz and page is Quran 34:30 in?

Saba 34:30 appears in Juz 22, on Mushaf page 431.

How many verses does Surah Saba have?

Surah Saba contains 54 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 34th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Mecca.

About Surah Saba

Surah Saba (سبأ) — Sheba — is the 34th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 54 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Mecca, making it a Meccan surah in the traditional classification.

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