The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

3: 179 The Family of Imran 47
[believers] say, when a calamity befalls you, even after you have
inflicted twice as much damage [on your enemy], ‘How did this
happen?’? [Prophet], say, ‘You brought it upon yourselves.’ God has
power over everything: 166 what befell you on the day the two armies
met in battle happened with God’s permission and in order for Him
to see who were the true believers and who were the hypocrites who,
167 when it was said to them, ‘Come, fight for God’s cause, or at least
defend yourselves,’ answered, ‘We would follow you if we knew there
was going to be fighting.’ On that day they were closer to disbelief
than belief. They say with their tongues what is not in their hearts:
God knows exactly what they conceal.
168 As for those who stayed behind, and said of their brothers, ‘If
only they had listened to us, they would not have been killed,’ tell them
[Prophet], ‘Ward off death from yourselves, if what you say is true.’
169 [Prophet], do not think of those who have been killed in God’s way
as dead. They are alive with their Lord, well provided for, 170 happy
with what God has given them of His favour; rejoicing that for those
they have left behind who have yet to join them there is no fear, nor will
they grieve; 171 [rejoicing] in God’s blessing and favour, and that God
will not let the reward of the believers be lost. 172 Those who responded
to God and the Messenger after suffering defeat, who do good and
remain conscious of God, will have a great reward. 173 Those whose
faith only increased when people said, ‘Fear your enemy: they have
amassed a great army against you,’ and who replied, ‘God is enough
for us: He is the best protector,’ 174 returned with grace and bounty
from God; no harm befell them. They pursued God’s good pleasure.
God’s favour is great indeed. 175 It is Satan who urges you to fear
his followers; do not fear them, but fear Me, if you are true believers.
176 [Prophet], do not be grieved by those who are quick to disbelieve.
They will not harm God in the least; it is God’s will that
they will have no share in the Hereafter – a terrible torment awaits
them. 177 Those who sell their faith for disbelief will not harm God in
any way; agonizing torment awaits them. 178 The disbelievers should
not think that it is better for them that We give them more time:
when We give them more time they become more sinful – a shameful
torment awaits them. 179 Nor was it God’s aim to leave you as you
were, with no separation between the bad and the good. a God
a With hypocrites mixing with them (Razi). See verses 166–7.