and what visited you the day the two hosts encountered was by gods leave and that he might know the believers and that he might also know the hypocrites when it was said of them come now fight in the way of god or repel! they said if only we knew how to fight we would follow you. they that day were nearer to unbelief than to belief saying with their mouths that which never was in their hearts and god knows very well the things they hide who said of their brothers had they obeyed us they would not have been slain. say then avert death from yourselves if you speak truly.
وما أصابكم يوم التقى الجمعان فبإذن الله وليعلم المؤمنين وليعلم الذين نافقوا وقيل لهم تعالوا قاتلوا في سبيل الله أو ادفعوا قالوا لو نعلم قتالا لاتبعناكم هم للكفر يومئذ أقرب منهم للإيمان يقولون بأفواههم ما ليس في قلوبهم والله أعلم بما يكتمون الذين قالوا لإخوانهم وقعدوا لو أطاعونا ما قتلوا قل فادرءوا عن أنفسكم الموت إن كنتم صادقين