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Surah 8. Al-Anfal, Ayah 5

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كَمَآ أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَيْتِكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَـٰرِهُونَ
Kam a akhrajaka rabbuka min baytika bi a l h aqqi wainna fareeqan mina almumineena lak a rihoon a
EVEN AS thy Sustainer brought thee forth from thy home [to fight] in the cause of the truth, although some of the believers were averse to it,
  - Mohammad Asad
Your Rabb ordered you to leave your home to fight for justice, but some of the believers were reluctant.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Similarly, when your Lord brought you 'O Prophet' out of your home for a just cause, a group of believers was totally against it.
  - Mustafa Khattab
Even as thy Lord caused thee (Muhammad) to go forth from thy home with the Truth, and lo! a party of the believers were averse (to it),
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Just as thy Lord ordered thee out of thy house in truth even though a party among the believers disliked it. 1181
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Just as: the comparison takes us back to the first clause in verse 4: "such in truth are the Believers"-just as thy Lord also is just and true in ordering thee out to fight against heavy odds, when the alternative was to fight against the unarmed caravan which would have given thee abundant booty almost without a fight. To appreciate the full meaning, remember that the word haqq, translated "truth" means also "right," "just", "what is becoming." The true Believers believe in truth and do right in obedience to Allah's command. So Allah also, in asking them to fight against odds, is not asking them to rush to destruction, but is providing them with an opportunity of vindicating the truth in scorn of worldly advantage. And He made good His promise by giving them victory.

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