( 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 ፡ ፡
If there had been immediate gain ( in sight ) , and the journey easy , they would ( all ) without doubt have followed thee , but the distance was long , ( and weighed ) on them . They would indeed swear by Allah , " If we only could , we should certainly have come out with you " : They would destroy their own souls ; for Allah doth know that they are certainly lying .