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بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ
bal qālū innā wajadnā ābāanā ʿalā ummatin wa-innā ʿalā āthārihim muh'tadūna
No indeed! They say, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are guided by their footsteps.’
Nay! They say: "We found our fathers following a certain way and religion, and we guide ourselves by their footsteps."