طَاعَةٞ

وَقَوۡلٞ

مَّعۡرُوفٞۚ

فَإِذَا

عَزَمَ

ٱلۡأَمۡرُ

فَلَوۡ

صَدَقُواْ

ٱللَّهَ

لَكَانَ

خَيۡرٗا

لَّهُمۡ

٢١

The (reality of their) obedience and (truthfulness of their) speech is fully known (as being mere deception). So, had they been truthful to Allah when the matter had become serious, it would have been much better for them.