يَحسَبونَ الأَحزابَ لَم يَذهَبوا ۖ وَإِن يَأتِ الأَحزابُ يَوَدّوا لَو أَنَّهُم بادونَ فِي الأَعرابِ يَسأَلونَ عَن أَنبائِكُم ۖ وَلَو كانوا فيكُم ما قاتَلوا إِلّا قَليلًا

They assumed that the Confederates wouldn’t retreat. If the Confederates were to return, they would wish they were amongst the Bedouins in the desert, seeking news about you. If they were with you, they would hardly engage in battle.

لَقَد كانَ لَكُم في رَسولِ اللَّهِ أُسوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَن كانَ يَرجُو اللَّهَ وَاليَومَ الآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثيرًا

In God’s Messenger, you have an excellent example for those who hope for God and the Last Day and remember God often.

وَلَمّا رَأَى المُؤمِنونَ الأَحزابَ قالوا هـٰذا ما وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسولُهُ وَصَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسولُهُ ۚ وَما زادَهُم إِلّا إيمانًا وَتَسليمًا

Upon seeing the Confederate forces, the believers said, “This is what God and His Messenger promised us; truly, God and His Messenger spoke the truth.” It only increased them in faith and submission.

مِنَ المُؤمِنينَ رِجالٌ صَدَقوا ما عاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيهِ ۖ فَمِنهُم مَن قَضىٰ نَحبَهُ وَمِنهُم مَن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَما بَدَّلوا تَبديلًا

Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with God. Some of them have met their obligations, and some are still waiting, unwavering in their commitment.

لِيَجزِيَ اللَّهُ الصّادِقينَ بِصِدقِهِم وَيُعَذِّبَ المُنافِقينَ إِن شاءَ أَو يَتوبَ عَلَيهِم ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كانَ غَفورًا رَحيمًا

That God may reward the truthful for their truthfulness, and He may punish the hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. God is Forgiving, Most Merciful.

وَأَنزَلَ الَّذينَ ظاهَروهُم مِن أَهلِ الكِتابِ مِن صَياصيهِم وَقَذَفَ في قُلوبِهِمُ الرُّعبَ فَريقًا تَقتُلونَ وَتَأسِرونَ فَريقًا

He brought down those who supported them among the People of the Scripture from their fortresses, and He cast terror into their hearts. You killed some and took others as captives.

وَأَورَثَكُم أَرضَهُم وَدِيارَهُم وَأَموالَهُم وَأَرضًا لَم تَطَئوها ۚ وَكانَ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَديرًا

He let you inherit their lands, their houses, their wealth, and lands you had not trodden. God has power over all things.

يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِأَزواجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدنَ الحَياةَ الدُّنيا وَزينَتَها فَتَعالَينَ أُمَتِّعكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحكُنَّ سَراحًا جَميلًا

O Prophet, tell your wives, “If you desire the worldly life and its glitter, then come; I will provide for you and release you honorably.

وَإِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسولَهُ وَالدّارَ الآخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلمُحسِناتِ مِنكُنَّ أَجرًا عَظيمًا

But if you wish for God and His Messenger and the Home of the Hereafter, then indeed, God has prepared for those who do good among you an immense reward.

يا نِساءَ النَّبِيِّ مَن يَأتِ مِنكُنَّ بِفاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ يُضاعَف لَهَا العَذابُ ضِعفَينِ ۚ وَكانَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسيرًا

O wives of the Prophet, those who commit a clear immorality among you, doubled will be her suffering, and that is easy for God.