إِلّا تَنصُروهُ فَقَد نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذ أَخرَجَهُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا ثانِيَ اثنَينِ إِذ هُما فِي الغارِ إِذ يَقولُ لِصاحِبِهِ لا تَحزَن إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنا ۖ فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكينَتَهُ عَلَيهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنودٍ لَم تَرَوها وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفلىٰ ۗ وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ العُليا ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَزيزٌ حَكيمٌ

If you don’t support him, God has already supported him. When the unbelievers expelled him, he was one of two in the cave; he said to his friend, “Don’t worry, God is with us.” Then, God sent down His tranquility upon him, reinforced him with troops you didn’t see, and made the word of the unbelievers the lowest, while God’s word is the highest. God is Mighty and Wise.

انفِروا خِفافًا وَثِقالًا وَجاهِدوا بِأَموالِكُم وَأَنفُسِكُم في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذٰلِكُم خَيرٌ لَكُم إِن كُنتُم تَعلَمونَ

Mobilize, light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and lives in God’s cause. This is better for you, if you only knew.

لَو كانَ عَرَضًا قَريبًا وَسَفَرًا قاصِدًا لَاتَّبَعوكَ وَلـٰكِن بَعُدَت عَلَيهِمُ الشُّقَّةُ ۚ وَسَيَحلِفونَ بِاللَّهِ لَوِ استَطَعنا لَخَرَجنا مَعَكُم يُهلِكونَ أَنفُسَهُم وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ إِنَّهُم لَكاذِبونَ

They would’ve followed you if there had been immediate gain and a short journey, but the distance seemed too great for them. They will swear by God, “If we could, we would’ve gone out with you.” They destroy themselves, and God knows that they are lying.

عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنكَ لِمَ أَذِنتَ لَهُم حَتّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الَّذينَ صَدَقوا وَتَعلَمَ الكاذِبينَ

God would pardon you! Why did you give them leave before it became clear to you those who were truthful and you knew the liars?

لا يَستَأذِنُكَ الَّذينَ يُؤمِنونَ بِاللَّهِ وَاليَومِ الآخِرِ أَن يُجاهِدوا بِأَموالِهِم وَأَنفُسِهِم ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَليمٌ بِالمُتَّقينَ

Those who genuinely believe in God and the Last Day wouldn’t seek exemption from striving with their wealth and their lives. God is fully aware of the righteous.

وَلَو أَرادُوا الخُروجَ لَأَعَدّوا لَهُ عُدَّةً وَلـٰكِن كَرِهَ اللَّهُ انبِعاثَهُم فَثَبَّطَهُم وَقيلَ اقعُدوا مَعَ القاعِدينَ

Had they intended to mobilize, they would’ve made some preparation for it. However, God disapproved of their departure, so He held them back, and they were told, “Stay with those who remain behind.”

لَو خَرَجوا فيكُم ما زادوكُم إِلّا خَبالًا وَلَأَوضَعوا خِلالَكُم يَبغونَكُمُ الفِتنَةَ وَفيكُم سَمّاعونَ لَهُم ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَليمٌ بِالظّالِمينَ

Had they mobilized with you, they would’ve only added to your difficulties, spreading rumors and discord among you. Some of you are prone to listen to them. God is fully aware of the wrongdoers.

لَقَدِ ابتَغَوُا الفِتنَةَ مِن قَبلُ وَقَلَّبوا لَكَ الأُمورَ حَتّىٰ جاءَ الحَقُّ وَظَهَرَ أَمرُ اللَّهِ وَهُم كارِهونَ

They sought dissension before and turned matters for you, until the truth emerged, and God’s decree prevailed, much to their dismay.

وَمِنهُم مَن يَقولُ ائذَن لي وَلا تَفتِنّي ۚ أَلا فِي الفِتنَةِ سَقَطوا ۗ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحيطَةٌ بِالكافِرينَ

Among them are those who say, “Please excuse me, and don’t tempt me.” They have already fallen into temptation. Hell will engulf the unbelievers.

إِن تُصِبكَ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤهُم ۖ وَإِن تُصِبكَ مُصيبَةٌ يَقولوا قَد أَخَذنا أَمرَنا مِن قَبلُ وَيَتَوَلَّوا وَهُم فَرِحونَ

If good fortune comes your way, it troubles them, but if a calamity strikes you, they say, “We had taken our precautions in advance,” and they depart rejoicing.