( የጠራህባቸው ነገር ) ቅርብ ጥቅምና መካከለኛ ጉዞ በኾነ ኖሮ በተከተሉህ ነበር ፡ ፡ ግን በነሱ ላይ መንገዲቱ ራቀችባቸው ፡ ፡ « በቻልንም ኖሮ ከእናንተ ጋር በወጣን ነበር » ሲሉ በአላህ ይምላሉ ፡ ፡ ነፍሶቻቸውን ያጠፋሉ ፡ ፡ አላህም እነሱ ውሸታሞች መኾናቸውን በእርግጥ ያውቃል ፡ ፡
Were it a gain near at hand , and an easy journey , they would have followed thee ; but the distance was too far for them . Still they will swear by God , ' Had we been able , we would have gone out with you , ' so destroying their souls ; and God knows that they are truly liars .