They assumed that the confederates had not withdrawn. But were the confederates to advance, they would wish they were in the desert with the Bedouins, inquiring about your news. And if they were among you, they would have done little fighting.
اینان (چنان) می‌پندارند که حزب‌های دشمن نرفته‌اند و اگر (این) احزاب برگردند دوست دارند (که) کاش میان اعراب - بادیه‌نشینان- بودند. حال آنکه از اخبار مهم (مربوط به) شما جویا می‌شوند، و اگر در میان شما بودند، جز اندکی جنگ نمی‌کردند.