Surah Al-Ahzab
مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُۥ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبْدِيلًا
Minal-mu'minīna rijālun ṣadaqū mā ‘āhadullāha ‘alaih(i), faminhum man qaḍā naḥbah(ū), wa minhum may yantaẓir(u), wa mā baddalū tabdīlā(n).
Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration -
📝 Footnotes
614) What is meant by "waiting" in this verse is waiting for one of the two best outcomes: victory or martyrdom.