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And struggle in the way of Allahu ta’ālā, in order to establish His religion, a struggle worthy of Him, by expending all effort therein (haqqa is in the accusative because it is a verbal noun). He has elected you, He has chosen you for His religion, and has not laid upon you in your religion any hardship, that is, [any] constraint, for He has facilitated [adherence to] it during times of difficulty, such as [His permitting you] to shorten prayers, to seek ritual purification from earth, to eat of carrion, and to break the fast during illness or travel - the creed of your father (millata is in the accusative because the genitive preposition kāf [sc. ka-millati, 'like the creed of'] has been omitted) Abraham (Ibrāhīma, an explicative supplement). He, that is, Allahu ta’ālā, named you Muslims before, that is, before [the revelation of] this Book, and in this, that is, [in] the Qur'ān, so that the Messenger (rasūl) might be a witness against you, on the Day of Resurrection, that he delivered the Message to you, and that you might be witnesses against mankind, that their messengers (rusul) delivered the Message to them. So maintain prayer, observe it regularly, and pay the alms, and hold fast to Allahu ta’ālā, trust in Him. He is your Patron, your Helper and the Guardian (wakīl) of your affairs. An excellent Patron, is He, and an excellent Helper, for you.