When ye were on the near bank (of the valley) and they were on the yonder bank, and the caravan was below you (on the coast plain). And had ye trysted to meet one another ye surely would have failed to keep the tryst, but (it happened, as it did, without the forethought of either of you) that Allah might conclude a thing that must be done; that he who perished (on that day) might perish by a clear proof (of His Sovereignty) and he who survived might survive by a clear proof (of His Sovereignty). Lo! Allah in truth is Hearer, Knower.
あなたがたは川の谷間に近い方におり，かれらはその遠い方にいて，隊商があなたがたよりも低い（平原）にいた時を思え。この時あなたがたが仮令互いに（会戦を）約束していても，必ずやその約束に反したてあろう。しかし（予期に反して開戦した）それは，アッラーがなさるべきことを，完遂なされたため。死ぬ者に明証（を見せた）後に死なせ，生き長らえる者も明証によって生き長らえさせるためである。本当にアッラーは全聴にして全知であられる。