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(85) “So they said,” complying with his command, “In Allah we have placed our trust. Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people.” That is, do not give them power over us, lest they persecute us; nor allow them to defeat us, lest this lead them astray and they say, “Had they been upon the truth, they would not have been defeated.”
﴿٨٥﴾ ﴿فَقَالُوا﴾ ممتثلين لذلك ﴿عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا لا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ﴾ أي: لا تسلطهم علينا، فيفتنونا، أو يغلبونا، فيفتتنون بذلك، ويقولون: لو كانوا على حق لما غلبوا.