 |
| لِإِيلَافِ قُرَيْشٍ {١} |
1. (Lord destroyed the People of the Elephants which event proved helpful) for making covenants of the Quraish (with their contemporary kings for trade). |
| إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالصَّيْفِ {٢} |
2. (And also) for their covenants of journeying (by taking caravans) in winter (to the south) and in summer (to the north). |
| فَلْيَعْبُدُوا رَبَّ هَٰذَا الْبَيْتِ {٣} |
3. (They should be ever grateful to God for this favour and) therefore they should worship the Lord of this House (Ka`bah at Makkah), |
| الَّذِي أَطْعَمَهُمْ مِنْ جُوعٍ وَآمَنَهُمْ مِنْ خَوْفٍ {٤} |
4. Who has fed them against hunger, and given them peace and security against all fear. |
|
