Believers, listen to God and the Messengers when they call you to that which gives you life. Know that God is between a man and his heart and that before Him you will all be brought together.

Guard yourselves against discord among yourselves so that it will not mislead anyone of you, especially the unjust, and know that God's retribution is most severe.

Recall the time when you (the believers) were only a few suppressed people in the land, afraid of being terrorized by the people. God gave you shelter, supported you with His help, and bestowed on you pure provisions so that perhaps you would give Him thanks.

Believers, do not be dishonest to God and the Messengers or knowingly abuse your trust.

Know that your possessions and children are a temptation for you and that God has the greatest reward (for the righteous ones).

Believers, if you fear God, He will give you guidance, will expiate your bad deeds and forgive you. God's favors are the greatest.

The unbelievers planned to imprison, murder or expel you (Muhammad) from your city. They make evil plans but God too plans and God's plans are the best.

When Our revelations are recited to them (the unbelievers), they say, [We have heard them. Had we wanted, we could also have composed such statements; they are no more than ancient legends.]

They also say, [Lord, if this (Quran) is the Truth from you, shower down stones on us from the sky instead of rain or send us a painful punishment].

God would not punish them while you were among them nor while they were asking for forgiveness.

Why should God not punish them when they hinder people from entering the sacred mosque? They are not its true patrons. Only the righteous ones are its patrons, but most of the pagans do not know.

Their (unbelievers) prayer at the mosque is nothing but whistling and clapping of hands. We shall tell them, [Suffer torment for your disbelief.]

The disbelievers spend their wealth to turn men away from the way of God. They will continue to spend but it will become a source of regret for them and they will be defeated (because of their evil plans). The disbelievers will be gathered all togdher in Hell.

God will separate the wicked from the pure and will pile the wicked ones on top of one anothcr to be cast into hell. They are indeed lost.

Muhammad, tell the unbelievers, if you give up your evil behavior, God will forgive whatever you have done in the past. But if you transgras again, your fate will be the same as that of those (unbelievers) who lived before you.]

Fight them so that idolatry will not exist any more and God's religion will stand supreme. If theygive up the idols), God will be Well Aware of what they do.

If the (unbelievers) turn away from the faith, God is you (believers) best Guardian and best Helper.

Know that whatever property you may gain, one fifth belongs to God, the Messenger, the kindred, orphans, the needy and those who need money while on a journey. (This is the law) if you believe in God and what We revealed to Our Servant on the Day of Distinction (Badr) when the armies confronted each other. God has power over all things.

Recall when your army was positioned at the less defensible brink of the valley, (the pagans') army had the more defensible higher side of the valley and the caravan was led (out of your reach) below. This situation did not take place according to your previous plans, otherwise, everything would have been different. (It was God's plan) to place you in a vulnerable position, exposed to the enemy and it was His plan to lead the caravan out of your reach) so that His decree that you would be granted a victory by a miracle would become a doubtless fact and so that those who were to be destroyed would face destruction with a clear knowledge of the Truth and those who were to survive would also survive with a clear knowledge of the Truth. God is All-hearing and All-knowing.

In your dream, God showed (the pagans' army) as being only a few in number, for if He had showed them as a great number, you would have lost courage and would have started to quarrel among yourselves concerning this matter. But God saved you from that condition; He knows what is in your hearts.

When you met the pagans' army, God made them appear fewer in your eyes and you appear fewer in their eyes so that His miracle of granting you (an incredible) victory could easily be fulfilled. To God do all things return.

Believers, stand firm when you meet a band of your enemy and remember God often so that you may have everlasting happiness.

Obey God and His Messenger. Do not quarrel with each other lest you fail or lose honor. Exercise patience; God is with those who have patience.

Do not be like those who marched out boastfully to show off their strength to people and hinder people from the way of God. God encompasses everyone's activities.

Satan made their (pagans') deeds seem attractive to them and said to them, [No one today is more powerful than you and I am your supporter.] But when the two armies confronted one another and the pagans were defeated, then satan betrayed his friends saying, [I am not with you any more; I see what you do not see and I am afraid of God.] God is severe in His retribution.

The hypocrites and those whose hearts are sick, say, [The (believers') religion has deceived them.] Those who trust in God will find Him Majestic and All-wise.

Would that you could have seen the angels taking the souls of the unbelievers away from their bodies and smiting their faces and their backs saying, [Suffer the burning torment.