They think that the invading confederates have not yet gone. But if the confederates were to mount another assault, they would wish to be in the desert among the bedouins and keep themselves informed about you from there. But even if they remained in your midst, hardly would they fight.
مى‌پندارند كه سپاه احزاب نرفته است. و اگر آن لشكرها بازمى‌آمدند، آرزو مى‌كردند كه كاش در ميان اعراب باديه‌نشين مى‌بودند و همواره از اخبار شما مى‌پرسيدند. اگر هم در ميان شما مى‌بودند، جز اندكى قتال نمى‌كردند.