"If they could find a refuge"—meaning: a fortress to which they could resort—"or caves"—meaning: caverns—"or a place to enter"—meaning: a tunnel—"they would turn to it"—departing from the Prophet and his religion—"while they rush"—meaning: they hasten.
﴿لَو يَجدونَ ملْجأ﴾ يَعْنِي: حِصْنًا يَلْجَئُونَ إِلَيْهِ ﴿أَوْ مغارات﴾ يَعْنِي: غيرانا ﴿أَو مدخلًا﴾ أَي: سرباً ﴿لولوا إِلَيْهِ﴾ مُفَارَقَةً لِلنَّبِيِّ وَلِدِينِهِ ﴿وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ﴾ أَي: يسرعون.
