وَلَوْ And if أَنَّا [that] We كَتَبْنَا (had) decreed عَلَيْهِمْ on them أَنِ that ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ Kill أَنفُسَكُمْ yourselves أَوِ or ٱخْرُجُوا۟ Go forth مِن from دِيَـٰرِكُم your homes مَّا not فَعَلُوهُ they would have done it إِلَّا except قَلِيلٌۭ a few مِّنْهُمْ ۖ of them وَلَوْ But if أَنَّهُمْ [that] they فَعَلُوا۟ had done مَا what يُوعَظُونَ they were advised بِهِۦ with [it] لَكَانَ surely (it) would have been خَيْرًۭا better لَّهُمْ for them وَأَشَدَّ and stronger تَثْبِيتًۭا strengthen(ing) ٦٦
And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].
— Come To Light