Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

155 Those of you who fled
on the day when the two hosts met,
only Satan had made them stumble
because of some of their deeds.
Certainly Allah has excused them,
for Allah is all-forgiving, all-forbearing.
156 O you who have faith!
Do not be like the faithless
who say of their brethren,
when they travel in the land or go into battle,
‘Had they stayed with us
they would not have died or been killed,’
so that Allah may make it a regret in their hearts.
But Allah gives life and brings death,
and Allah sees best what you do.
157 If you are slain in the way of Allah, or die,
surely forgiveness and mercy from Allah
are better than what they amass.
158 And if you die or are slain,
you will surely be mustered toward Allah.
159 It is by Allah’s mercy that you are gentle to them;
and had you been harsh and hardhearted,
surely they would have scattered from around you.
So excuse them, and plead for forgiveness for them,
and consult them in the affairs,
and once you are resolved, put your trust in Allah.
Indeed Allah loves those who trust in Him.
160 If Allah helps you, no one can overcome you,
but if He forsakes you,
who will help you after Him?