قَالُواْ

تَقَاسَمُواْ

بِٱللَّهِ

لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ

وَأَهۡلَهُۥ

ثُمَّ

لَنَقُولَنَّ

لِوَلِيِّهِۦ

مَا

شَهِدۡنَا

مَهۡلِكَ

أَهۡلِهِۦ

وَإِنَّا

لَصَٰدِقُونَ

٤٩

They said: "Swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall make a secret night attack on him and his people, and that we shall then say to his heir (when he seeks vengeance): 'We were not present at the slaughter of his people, and we are positively telling the truth.'"