۞ وَمَا And not wamā is kāna (for) the believers l-mu'minūna that they go forth liyanfirū all together kāffatan So if not falawlā go forth nafara from min every kulli group fir'qatin among them min'hum a party ṭāifatun that they may obtain understanding liyatafaqqahū in fī the religion l-dīni and that they may warn waliyundhirū their people qawmahum when idhā they return rajaʿū to them ilayhim so that they may laʿallahum beware yaḥdharūna
And it is not for the believers to go forth [to battle] all at once. For there should separate from every division of them a group [remaining] to obtain understanding in the religion and warn [i.e., advise] their people when they return to them that they might be cautious.