Had the gain been immediate, and the journey shorter, they would have followed you; but the distance seemed too long for them. Still they swear by God: “Had we been able, we would have marched out with you.” They damn their own souls, and God knows that they are lying.
اگر غنايمى [دست يافتنى و] نزديك و سفرى كوتاه بود، البته از پى تو مى‌آمدند، ولى راه پر مشقّت به نظرشان دور آمد، و زودا كه به خدا سوگند خورند كه اگر مى‌توانستيم حتما با شما بيرون مى‌آمديم. خويشتن را هلاك مى‌كنند و خدا مى‌داند كه آنها دروغگويند