54إِنَّ هٰؤُلاءِ لَشِرذِمَةٌ قَليلونَMuhammad Asad[bidding them to call out his troops and to proclaim:] "Behold, these [children of Israel] are but a contemptible band;1Lit., "a small band": Zamakhshari, however, suggests that in this context the adjective qalilun is expressive of contempt, and does not necessarily denote "few in numbers".