Surah Taha, ayah 129

وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةٞ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامٗا وَأَجَلٞ مُّسَمّٗى ١٢٩

Walawlā kalimatun sabaqat mir rabbika lakāna lizāman wa ajalum musammā

And if not for a word⁸⁶⁶ that preceded from your Lord, it [i.e., punishment] would have been an obligation [due immediately],⁸⁶⁷ and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].