Persia overcame the Romans in the nearest land of -ash-Sham-- to -Persia--, and shortly the Romans will overcome the Persians in a period of time, not increasing upon ten years and not decreasing from three. To Allah Glorified and Exalted be He belongs the matter all of it before the victory of the Romans and after it, and the day the Romans victory over the Persians the believers will rejoice in the victory of Allah for the Romans over the Persians. And Allah Glorified and Exalted be He helps whom He wills, and forsakes whom He wills, and He is the Almighty who is never overcome, the Merciful to whom He willed from His creation. And that has surely been realized for the Romans overcame the Persians after seven years, and the Muslims rejoiced by that; for the Romans being People of the Book even if they changed it.