وَلَوْ And if walaw [that] We annā (had) decreed katabnā on them ʿalayhim that ani Kill uq'tulū yourselves anfusakum or awi Go forth ukh'rujū from min your homes diyārikum not mā they would have done it faʿalūhu except illā a few qalīlun of them min'hum But if walaw [that] they annahum had done faʿalū what mā they were advised yūʿaẓūna with [it] bihi surely (it) would have been lakāna better khayran for them lahum and stronger wa-ashadda strengthen(ing) tathbītan
And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].