Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)
until they make you a judge in their disputes,
then do not find within their hearts any dissent
to your verdict
and submit in full submission.
66 Had We prescribed for them, [commanding]:
‘Slay [the guilty among] your folks 1
or leave your habitations,’
they would not have done it,
except a few of them.
And if they had done as they were advised
it would have been better for them,
and firmer in confirming [their faith].
67 Then We would surely have given them
a great reward from Us,
68 and We would have surely guided them
to a straight path.
69 Whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle
— they are with those whom Allah has blessed,
including the prophets and the truthful,
the martyrs and the righteous,
and excellent companions are they!
70 That is the grace of Allah,
and Allah suffices as knower [of His creatures].
71 O you who have faith!
Take your precautions,
then go forth in companies, or go forth en masse.
72 Among you is indeed he who drags his feet,
1 As in the case of the Israelites who were ordered to kill those who were guilty among them of the worship of the Calf. See 2:54.
