قُل Say لِّلْمُخَلَّفِينَ to those who remained behind مِنَ of ٱلْأَعْرَابِ the Bedouins سَتُدْعَوْنَ You will be called إِلَىٰ to قَوْمٍ a people أُو۟لِى possessors of military might بَأْسٍۢ possessors of military might شَدِيدٍۢ great تُقَـٰتِلُونَهُمْ you will fight them أَوْ or يُسْلِمُونَ ۖ they will submit فَإِن Then if تُطِيعُوا۟ you obey يُؤْتِكُمُ Allah will give you ٱللَّهُ Allah will give you أَجْرًا a reward حَسَنًۭا ۖ good وَإِن but if تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ you turn away كَمَا as تَوَلَّيْتُم you turned away مِّن before قَبْلُ before يُعَذِّبْكُمْ He will punish you عَذَابًا (with) a punishment أَلِيمًۭا painful ١٦

لَّيْسَ Not is عَلَى upon ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ the blind حَرَجٌۭ any blame وَلَا and not عَلَى on ٱلْأَعْرَجِ the lame حَرَجٌۭ any blame وَلَا and not عَلَى on ٱلْمَرِيضِ the sick حَرَجٌۭ ۗ any blame وَمَن And whoever يُطِعِ obeys ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger يُدْخِلْهُ He will admit him جَنَّـٰتٍۢ (to) Gardens تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ the rivers وَمَن but whoever يَتَوَلَّ turns away يُعَذِّبْهُ He will punish him عَذَابًا (with) a punishment أَلِيمًۭا painful ١٧

۞ لَّقَدْ Certainly رَضِىَ Allah was pleased ٱللَّهُ Allah was pleased عَنِ with ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers إِذْ when يُبَايِعُونَكَ they pledged allegiance to you تَحْتَ under ٱلشَّجَرَةِ the tree فَعَلِمَ and He knew مَا what فِى (was) in قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts فَأَنزَلَ so He sent down ٱلسَّكِينَةَ the tranquility عَلَيْهِمْ upon them وَأَثَـٰبَهُمْ and rewarded them فَتْحًۭا (with) a victory قَرِيبًۭا near ١٨

وَمَغَانِمَ And spoils of war كَثِيرَةًۭ much يَأْخُذُونَهَا ۗ that they will take وَكَانَ and is ٱللَّهُ Allah عَزِيزًا All-Mighty حَكِيمًۭا All-Wise ١٩

وَعَدَكُمُ Allah has promised you ٱللَّهُ Allah has promised you مَغَانِمَ spoils of war كَثِيرَةًۭ much تَأْخُذُونَهَا that you will take it فَعَجَّلَ and He has hastened لَكُمْ for you هَـٰذِهِۦ this وَكَفَّ and has withheld أَيْدِىَ (the) hands ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people عَنكُمْ from you وَلِتَكُونَ that it may be ءَايَةًۭ a sign لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ for the believers وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ and He may guide you صِرَٰطًۭا (to the) Path مُّسْتَقِيمًۭا Straight ٢٠

وَأُخْرَىٰ And others لَمْ not تَقْدِرُوا۟ you had power عَلَيْهَا over them قَدْ surely أَحَاطَ Allah encompassed ٱللَّهُ Allah encompassed بِهَا ۚ them وَكَانَ and is ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَىٰ over كُلِّ all شَىْءٍۢ things قَدِيرًۭا All-Powerful ٢١

وَلَوْ And if قَـٰتَلَكُمُ fight you ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَوَلَّوُا۟ surely they would turn ٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَ the backs ثُمَّ Then لَا not يَجِدُونَ they would find وَلِيًّۭا any protector وَلَا and not نَصِيرًۭا any helper ٢٢

سُنَّةَ (The established) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلَّتِى which قَدْ passed away خَلَتْ passed away مِن before قَبْلُ ۖ before وَلَن and never تَجِدَ you will find لِسُنَّةِ in (the) way of Allah ٱللَّهِ in (the) way of Allah تَبْدِيلًۭا any change ٢٣