Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:20
سُورَةُ الزُّخۡرُفِ · Meccan · Verse 20 of 89
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ
Translation
They say, ‘If the Lord of Mercy had willed it, we would not have worshipped them,’ but they do not know that- they are only guessing-
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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