وَإِذْ And when wa-idh We took akhadhnā from mina the Prophets l-nabiyīna their Covenant mīthāqahum and from you waminka and from wamin Nuh nūḥin and Ibrahim wa-ib'rāhīma and Musa wamūsā and Isa waʿīsā son ib'ni (of) Maryam maryama And We took wa-akhadhnā from them min'hum a covenant mīthāqan strong ghalīẓan
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when We took from the prophets their covenant and from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, the son of Mary; and We took from them a solemn covenant
لِّيَسْـَٔلَ That He may ask liyasala the truthful l-ṣādiqīna about ʿan their truth ṣid'qihim And He has prepared wa-aʿadda for the disbelievers lil'kāfirīna a punishment ʿadhāban painful alīman
That He may question the truthful about their truth.1 And He has prepared for the disbelievers a painful punishment.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe āmanū Remember udh'kurū (the) Favor niʿ'mata (of) Allah l-lahi upon you ʿalaykum when idh came to you jāatkum (the) hosts junūdun and We sent fa-arsalnā upon them ʿalayhim a wind rīḥan and hosts wajunūdan not lam you (could) see them tarawhā And Allah is wakāna And Allah is l-lahu of what bimā you do taʿmalūna All-Seer baṣīran
O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allāh upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allāh, of what you do, Seeing.
إِذْ When idh they came upon you jāūkum from min above you fawqikum and from wamin below asfala you minkum and when wa-idh grew wild zāghati the eyes l-abṣāru and reached wabalaghati the hearts l-qulūbu the throats l-ḥanājira and you assumed wataẓunnūna about Allah bil-lahi the assumptions l-ẓunūnā
[Remember] when they came at you from above you and from below you, and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats, and you assumed about Allāh [various] assumptions.
هُنَالِكَ There hunālika were tried ub'tuliya the believers l-mu'minūna and shaken wazul'zilū (with a) shake zil'zālan severe shadīdan
There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.
وَإِذْ And when wa-idh said yaqūlu the hypocrites l-munāfiqūna and those wa-alladhīna in fī their hearts qulūbihim (was) a disease maraḍun Not mā Allah promised us waʿadanā Allah promised us l-lahu and His messenger warasūluhu except illā delusion ghurūran
And [remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease said, "Allāh and His Messenger did not promise us except delusion,"
وَإِذْ And when wa-idh said qālat a party ṭāifatun of them min'hum O People yāahla (of) Yathrib yathriba No lā stand muqāma for you lakum so return fa-ir'jiʿū And asked permission wayastadhinu a group farīqun of them min'humu (from) the Prophet l-nabiya saying yaqūlūna Indeed inna our houses buyūtanā (are) exposed ʿawratun and not wamā they hiya (were) exposed biʿawratin Not in they wished yurīdūna but illā to flee firāran
And when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib,1 there is no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses are exposed [i.e., unprotected]," while they were not exposed. They did not intend except to flee.
وَلَوْ And if walaw had been entered dukhilat upon them ʿalayhim from min all its sides aqṭārihā then thumma they had been asked su-ilū the treachery l-fit'nata they (would) have certainly done it laātawhā and not wamā they (would) have hesitated talabbathū over it bihā except illā a little yasīran
And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah [i.e., disbelief] had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad they had kānū promised ʿāhadū Allah l-laha before min before qablu not lā they would turn yuwallūna their backs l-adbāra And is wakāna (the) promise ʿahdu (to) Allah l-lahi to be questioned masūlan
And they had already promised Allāh before not to turn their backs [i.e., flee]. And ever is the promise to Allāh [that about which one will be] questioned.