وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ أَوِ ٱخْرُجُوا۟ مِن دِيَٰرِكُم مَّا فَعَلُوهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُوا۟ مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِۦ لَكَانَ خَيْرًۭا لَّهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتًۭا
How to read it
Wa law' 'annā katab'nā ʻalay'him' 'ani (u)q'tulū 'anfussakum' 'awi (u)kh'rujū min diyārikum mmā faʻalūhu 'illā qalīlun mmin'hum' . walaw' 'annahum' faʻalū mā yūʻaẓūna bihī lakāna khay'ran llahum' wa'ashadda tath'bītan
If We had ordered them to sacrifice their lives or to leave their homes, very few of them would have done it: But if they had done what they were (actually) told, it would have been best for them, and would have gone farthest to strengthen their (faith);
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

