The Ornaments of Gold
43. Az-Zukhruf
الزخرف
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بَلْ
قَالُوا
إِنَّا
وَجَدْنَا
آبَاءَنَا
عَلَى
أُمَّةٍ
وَإِنَّا
عَلَى
آثَارِهِم
مُّهْتَدُونَ
bal qālū ʾinnā wajadnā ʾābāʾanā ʿalā ʾummatin wa-ʾinnā ʿalā ʾāthārihim muhtadūna
Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps."
— Abdullah Yusufali
No, they said, ‘We found our fathers following a creed, and we are indeed guided in their footsteps.’