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لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا وَ سَفَرًا قَاصِدًا لَاتَّبَعُوكَ وَ لَٰكِنْ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّقَّةُ ۚ وَ سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ
Had it been a near advantage and a short journey, they would certainly have followed you, but the tedious journey was too long for them; and they swear by Allah: If we had been able, we would certainly have gone forth with you; they cause their own souls to perish, and Allah knows that they are most surely