وَإِذَا And when جَآءَهُمْ comes to them أَمْرٌۭ a matter مِّنَ of ٱلْأَمْنِ the security أَوِ or ٱلْخَوْفِ [the] fear أَذَاعُوا۟ they spread بِهِۦ ۖ [with] it وَلَوْ But if رَدُّوهُ they (had) referred it إِلَى to ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger وَإِلَىٰٓ and to أُو۟لِى those ٱلْأَمْرِ (having) authority مِنْهُمْ among them لَعَلِمَهُ surely would have known it ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ draw correct conclusion (from) it مِنْهُمْ ۗ among them وَلَوْلَا And if not فَضْلُ (had been the) bounty ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah عَلَيْكُمْ on you وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ and His Mercy لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُ surely you (would have) followed ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ the Shaitaan إِلَّا except قَلِيلًۭا a few ٨٣
And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few.
— Come To Light