and when saul marched out with his army he said allah will test you with a river. he who drinks from it shall cease to be one of mine but he who does not drink from it except he who scoops up once with his hand shall be of mine but for a few of them they all drank from it. and when he had crossed it with those who believed they said we have no power this day against goliath and his soldiers but those of them who reckoned they would meet allah replied many a small band has by the permission of allah vanquished a mighty army. allah is with the patient
فلما فصل طالوت بالجنود قال إن الله مبتليكم بنهر فمن شرب منه فليس مني ومن لم يطعمه فإنه مني إلا من اغترف غرفة بيده فشربوا منه إلا قليلا منهم فلما جاوزه هو والذين آمنوا معه قالوا لا طاقة لنا اليوم بجالوت وجنوده قال الذين يظنون أنهم ملاقو الله كم من فئة قليلة غلبت فئة كثيرة بإذن الله والله مع الصابرين