وَلَوْ And if walaw had been entered dukhilat upon them ʿalayhim from min all its sides aqṭārihā then thumma they had been asked su-ilū the treachery l-fit'nata they (would) have certainly done it laātawhā and not wamā they (would) have hesitated talabbathū over it bihā except illā a little yasīran
And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah [i.e., disbelief] had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad they had kānū promised ʿāhadū Allah l-laha before min before qablu not lā they would turn yuwallūna their backs l-adbāra And is wakāna (the) promise ʿahdu (to) Allah l-lahi to be questioned masūlan
And they had already promised Allāh before not to turn their backs [i.e., flee]. And ever is the promise to Allāh [that about which one will be] questioned.
قُل Say qul Never lan will benefit you yanfaʿakumu the fleeing l-firāru if in you flee farartum from mina death l-mawti or awi killing l-qatli and then wa-idhan not lā you will be allowed to enjoy tumattaʿūna except illā a little qalīlan
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."
قُلْ Say qul Who man (is) it that dhā (is) it that alladhī (can) protect you yaʿṣimukum from mina Allah l-lahi If in He intends arāda for you bikum any harm sūan or aw He intends arāda for you bikum a mercy raḥmatan And not walā they will find yajidūna for them lahum besides min besides dūni Allah l-lahi any protector waliyyan and not walā any helper naṣīran
Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allāh if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allāh any protector or any helper.