And so it is that We have made you the best nation* for you are witnesses** against mankind, and the Noble Messenger is your guardian and your witness; and (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) We had appointed the qiblah which you formerly observed only to see (test) who follows the Noble Messenger, and who turns away; and it was indeed hard except for those whom Allah guided; and it does not befit Allah’s Majesty to waste your faith!
Kuma ba Mu sanya Alƙibla wadda ka kasance a kanta ba, fãce dõmin Mu san wanda yake biyar Manzo daga wanda yake jũyãwa a kan duga-dugansa. Kuma lalle ne, tã kasance haƙĩƙa, mai girma, sai a kan waɗanda Allah Ya shiryar.