أَلَمْ Have not alam you seen tara [towards] ilā those who alladhīna (when) it was said qīla to them lahum Restrain kuffū your hands aydiyakum and establish wa-aqīmū the prayer l-ṣalata and give waātū the zakah l-zakata Then when falammā was ordained kutiba on them ʿalayhimu the fighting l-qitālu then idhā a group farīqun of them min'hum [they] fear yakhshawna the people l-nāsa as (they) fear kakhashyati Allah l-lahi or aw more intense ashadda fear khashyatan and they said waqālū Our Lord rabbanā why lima have You ordained katabta upon us ʿalaynā [the] fighting l-qitāla Why not lawlā You postpone (it for) us akhartanā to ilā a term ajalin near qarībin Say qul Enjoyment matāʿu (of) the world l-dun'yā (is) little qalīlun and the Hereafter wal-ākhiratu (is) better khayrun for whoever limani fears (Allah) ittaqā and not walā you will be wronged tuẓ'lamūna (even as much as) a hair on a date-seed fatīlan
Have you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting]1 and establish prayer and give zakāh"? But then when battle was ordained for them, at once a party of them feared men as they fear Allāh or with [even] greater fear. They said, "Our Lord, why have You decreed upon us fighting? If only You had postponed [it for] us for a short time." Say, "The enjoyment of this world is little, and the Hereafter is better for he who fears Allāh. And injustice will not be done to you, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]."