Thus We have made you a middle nation, so that you may act as witnesses for mankind, and the Messenger may be a witness for you. We decreed your former prayer direction towards which you used to face only in order that We might make a clear distinction between the Messenger's true followers and those who were to turn their backs on him. This was indeed a hard test for all but those whom God has guided. God will never let your faith go to waste. God is compassionate and merciful to mankind.
و بدين گونه شما را امتى ميانه قرار داديم، تا بر مردم گواه باشيد؛ و پيامبر بر شما گواه باشد. و قبله‌اى را كه [چندى‌] بر آن بودى، مقرر نكرديم جز براى آنكه كسى را كه از پيامبر پيروى مى‌كند، از آن كس كه از عقيده خود برمى‌گردد بازشناسيم؛ هر چند [اين كار] جز بر كسانى كه خدا هدايت‌[شان‌] كرده، سخت گران بود؛ و خدا بر آن نبود كه ايمان شما را ضايع گرداند، زيرا خدا [نسبت‌] به مردم دلسوز و مهربان است.