The following is an excerpt from Sayyid Qutb’s In the Shade of the Qur’an, may Allah grant him peace and mercy:

"...Seeking forgiveness at the moment of triumph arouses in one’s mind the feeling of impotence and imperfection at a time when an attitude of self-esteem and conceit seems natural. All these factors guarantee that no tyranny will afflict the conquered. The victorious is made to realize that it is Allah who has appointed him - a man who has no power of his own and is devoid of any strength - for a predetermined purpose; consequently the triumph and the conquest as well as the religion are all His, to Whom all things ultimately return..."
"...And so indeed it was with Muhammad (peace be upon him) all through his life. In the moment of triumph, as the Conquest of Makka was accomplished, he entered it on the back of his camel with his head bowed down. He forgot the joy of victory and thankfully bowed his head seeking his Lord’s forgiveness, though he had just conquered Makka, the city whose people had openly and unashamedly persecuted and expelled him...."