ለነዚያ ለካዱት በላቸው ፡ - ቢከለከሉ ለእነሱ በእርግጥ ያለፈውን ( ሥራ ) ምሕረት ይደረግላቸዋል ፡ ፡ ( ወደ መጋደል ) ቢመለሱም ( እናጠፋቸዋለን ) ፡ ፡ የቀድሞዎቹ ሕዝቦች ልማድ በእርግጥ አልፋለችና ፡ ፡
Say to the faithless , if they cease [ their belligerence against the Muslims ] , what is already past shall be forgiven them . But if they resume [ their hostilities ] , then the precedent of the predecessors has already come to pass .