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."
Dã yã kasance wata siffar dũniya ce: makusanciya, da tafiya matsakaiciya, dã sun bĩ ka, kuma amma fagen yã yi musu nĩsa. Kuma zã su yi ta yin rantsuwa da Allah, "Dã mun sãmi dãma, dã mun tafi tare da ku."