طاعَةٌ وَقَولٌ مَعروفٌ ۚ فَإِذا عَزَمَ الأَمرُ فَلَو صَدَقُوا اللَّهَ لَكانَ خَيرًا لَهُم

Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.

فَهَل عَسَيتُم إِن تَوَلَّيتُم أَن تُفسِدوا فِي الأَرضِ وَتُقَطِّعوا أَرحامَكُم

So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship?

أُولـٰئِكَ الَّذينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُم وَأَعمىٰ أَبصارَهُم

Those [who do so] are the ones that Allah has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their vision.

أَفَلا يَتَدَبَّرونَ القُرآنَ أَم عَلىٰ قُلوبٍ أَقفالُها

Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?

إِنَّ الَّذينَ ارتَدّوا عَلىٰ أَدبارِهِم مِن بَعدِ ما تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الهُدَى ۙ الشَّيطانُ سَوَّلَ لَهُم وَأَملىٰ لَهُم

Indeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them - Satan enticed them and prolonged hope for them.

فَكَيفَ إِذا تَوَفَّتهُمُ المَلائِكَةُ يَضرِبونَ وُجوهَهُم وَأَدبارَهُم

Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعوا ما أَسخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهوا رِضوانَهُ فَأَحبَطَ أَعمالَهُم

That is because they followed what angered Allah and disliked [what earns] His pleasure, so He rendered worthless their deeds.

أَم حَسِبَ الَّذينَ في قُلوبِهِم مَرَضٌ أَن لَن يُخرِجَ اللَّهُ أَضغانَهُم

Or do those in whose hearts is disease think that Allah would never expose their [feelings of] hatred?

وَلَو نَشاءُ لَأَرَيناكَهُم فَلَعَرَفتَهُم بِسيماهُم ۚ وَلَتَعرِفَنَّهُم في لَحنِ القَولِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَعلَمُ أَعمالَكُم

And if We willed, We could show them to you, and you would know them by their mark; but you will surely know them by the tone of [their] speech. And Allah knows your deeds.

وَلَنَبلُوَنَّكُم حَتّىٰ نَعلَمَ المُجاهِدينَ مِنكُم وَالصّابِرينَ وَنَبلُوَ أَخبارَكُم

And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of Allah] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.