إِذْ When idh you (were) antum on side of the valley bil-ʿud'wati the nearer l-dun'yā and they wahum (were) on the side bil-ʿud'wati the farther l-quṣ'wā and the caravan wal-rakbu (was) lower asfala than you minkum And if walaw you (had) made an appointment tawāʿadttum certainly you would have failed la-ikh'talaftum in fī the appointment l-mīʿādi But walākin that might accomplish liyaqḍiya Allah l-lahu a matter amran (that) was kāna destined mafʿūlan that (might be) destroyed liyahlika (those) who man (were to be) destroyed halaka on ʿan a clear evidence bayyinatin and (might) live wayaḥyā (those) who man (were to) live ḥayya on ʿan a clear evidence bayyinatin And indeed wa-inna Allah l-laha (is) All-Hearing lasamīʿun All-Knowing ʿalīmun
[Remember] when you were on the near side of the valley, and they were on the farther side, and the caravan was lower [in position] than you. If you had made an appointment [to meet], you would have missed the appointment. But [it was] so that Allāh might accomplish a matter already destined - that those who perished [through disbelief] would perish upon evidence and those who lived [in faith] would live upon evidence; and indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.