He has relented towards the three also (who had refused to go to the battle of the Ditch) whose case was left undecided, and even the earth with all its expanse had become narrow for them, and their lives were confined, and they came to realise there was no refuge for them except in God. So He softened towards them that they may repent; for God surely accepts repentance and is merciful.
و [نیز رحمتش] شامل حال آن سه نفری [بود] که [با بهانه تراشیِ واهی از شرکت در جنگ] بازمانده بودند [و همه مسلمانان به دستور پیامبر با آنان قطع رابطه کردند] تا جایی که زمین با همه وسعت و فراخی اش بر آنان تنگ شد و [از شدت غصه، اندوه و عذاب وجدان] دل هایشان هم در تنگی و مضیقه قرار گرفت، و دانستند که هیچ پناهگاهی از خدا جز به سوی او نیست؛ پس خدا به رحمتش بر آنان توجه کرد تا توبه کنند؛ زیرا خدا بسیار توبه پذیر و مهربان است.