( 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 ፡ ፡
Had it been a near advantage and a short journey , they would certainly have followed you , but the tedious journey was too long for them ; and they swear by Allah : If we had been able , we would certainly have gone forth with you ; they cause their own souls to perish , and Allah knows that they are most surely