Whenever they come upon any news bearing upon either security or causing consternation they go about spreading it, whereas if they were to convey it to either the Messenger or to those from among them who are entrusted with authority, it would come to the knowledge of those who are competent to investigate it. But for Allah's bounty and mercy upon you, (weak as you were) all but a few of you would surely have followed Satan.
かれらは（戦時に）優勢，劣勢の情報を得る度にそれを言いふらす。だが，もしそれを使徒，または権威を委ねられた者たちにただしたなら，（正しい）判断を求めた者はそれを知り得ただろうに。誠にアッラーの恩恵と慈悲が，あなたがたの上になかったならば，僅かの者の外，あなたがたはきっと悪魔に従ったであろう。