[After it had become clear] to them. Al-Hasan said: He is telling them this after Allah had informed them that they would be victorious.

(116) [As if they were being driven to death while they were looking on.] Muhammad said: In their going out to battle, it was as if they were being driven to death, due to their small number and the fact that they were on foot.

It was narrated that there were only two horsemen among them, so they were afraid.