You were on the nearer side of the valley, and they were on the farther side, and the caravan was below you. Had you wished to set a time by mutual agreement, you would certainly have disagreed on the timing. However, the encounter took place, so that God might settle a matter which had already been ordained, so that he who was to perish might perish after clear evidence of the truth, and he who was to live might live in clear evidence of the truth. Surely, God is all hearing and all-knowing.
چون شما بر دامنه‌ی نزدیکتر (کوه) بودید و آنان در دامنه‌ی دورتر (کوه) و سواران (دشمن) پایین‌تر از شما (موضع گرفته) بودند و اگر با یکدیگر وعده گذارده بودید، همانا در وعده‌گاه خود اختلاف می‌کردید. ولی (چنین شد) تا خدا کاری را که انجام‌شدنی بود به انجام رساند تا کسی که هلاک شد با دلیلی روشن هلاک گردد و کسی که زنده گشت، با دلیلی روشن زنده گردد. و خداست که به‌راستی بسیار شنوای بس داناست.