Ta-Ha 20:129. Juz 16, page 321.
وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى١٢٩And but for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Lord, and a term already fixed, the judgment would have been inevitable (in this world).
Ta-Ha 20:129, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall