( 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 gain ( booty in front of them ) and an easy journey , they would have followed you , but the distance ( Tabuk expedition ) was long for them , and they would swear by Allah , " If we only could , we would certainly have come forth with you . " They destroy their ownselves , and Allah knows that they are liars .