And when We exacted a covenant from the prophets, and from thee (O Muhammad) and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus son of Mary. We took from them a solemn covenant

That He may ask the loyal of their loyalty. And He hath prepared a painful doom for the unfaithful

O ye who believe! Remember Allah's favour unto you when there came against you hosts, and We sent against them a great wind and hosts ye could not see. And Allah is ever Seer of what ye do

When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when eyes grew wild and hearts reached to the throats, and ye were imagining vain thoughts concerning Allah

There were the believers sorely tried, and shaken with a mighty shock

And when the hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease, were saying: Allah and His messenger promised us naught but delusion

And when a party of them said: O folk of Yathrib! There is no stand (possible) for you, therefor turn back. And certain of them (even) sought permission of the Prophet, saying: Our homes lie open (to the enemy). And they lay not open. They but wished to flee

If the enemy had entered from all sides and they had been exhorted to treachery, they would have committed it, and would have hesitated thereupon but little

And verily they had already sworn unto Allah that they would not turn their backs (to the foe). An oath to Allah must be answered for