(That day) when you were at one end of the valley, (the unbelievers) at the other, and the caravan below you (on the lowland by the coast), you would surely have declined to fight if (the Makkans) had offered you battle. (But the battle did take place) that God may end the matter which had been accomplished, so that he who had to die may perish after a clear demonstration, and he who had to live may survive in the light of positive proof, for God hears all and knows everything.
Kad ste vi bili na bližoj strani (doline), a oni na daljoj strani i karavan niže vas. I da ste se dogovarali, ne biste se podudarili u vremenu. Međutim (susreli ste se) da bi izvršio Allah odredbu izvršnu; da bi poginuo ko gine od dokaza jasnog i preživio ko živi od dokaza jasnog. A uistinu! Allah je Onaj koji čuje, Znalac.