(1) (1) For the accustomed security of the Quraysh[1996] -
[1996]- i.e., the honor and reputation Allāh had given them as guardians of the Holy Kaʿbah, which allowed them to travel without fear of being harmed.
(2) (2) Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer[1997] -
[1997]- i.e., the trading caravans that traveled south in winter and north in summer.
(3) (3) Let them worship the Lord of this House,[1998]
[1998]- i.e., the Kaʿbah.
(4) (4) Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them safe, [saving them] from fear.