وَإِذْ And when wa-idh promised you yaʿidukumu Allah l-lahu one iḥ'dā (of) the two groups l-ṭāifatayni that it (would be) annahā for you lakum and you wished watawaddūna that anna (one) other than ghayra that dhāti (of) the armed l-shawkati would be takūnu for you lakum But intended wayurīdu Allah l-lahu to an justify yuḥiqqa the truth l-ḥaqa by His words bikalimātihi and cut off wayaqṭaʿa (the) roots dābira (of) the disbelievers l-kāfirīna
[Remember, O believers], when Allāh promised you one of the two groups1 - that it would be yours - and you wished that the unarmed one would be yours. But Allāh intended to establish the truth by His words and to eliminate the disbelievers