እኛም በእነርሱ ላይ ፡ - « ነፍሶቻችሁን ግደሉ ወይም ከአገሮቻችሁ ውጡ » ማለትን በጻፍን ኖሮ ከነሱ ጥቂቶቹ እንጅ ባልሠሩት ነበር ፡ ፡ እነርሱም በእርሱ የሚገሰጹበትን ነገር በሠሩ ኖሮ ለነሱ መልካምና ( በእምነታቸው ላይ ) ለመርጋትም በጣም የበረታ በኾነ ነበር ፡ ፡
Had We prescribed for them , [ commanding ] : ‘ Slay [ the guilty among ] your folks or leave your habitations , ’ they would not have done it except a few of them . And if they had done as they were advised , it would have been better for them and stronger in confirming [ their faith ] .