5وَلَو أَنَّهُم صَبَروا حَتّىٰ تَخرُجَ إِلَيهِم لَكانَ خَيرًا لَهُم ۚ وَاللَّهُ غَفورٌ رَحيمٌHilali & KhanAnd if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.