Az-Zukhruf 43:22
Ornaments of gold · ayah 22 of 89
بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍۢ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ
Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaanaAAala ommatin wa-inna AAala atharihimmuhtadoon
"Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided.""
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"No indeed! They say, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are guided by their footsteps.’"
Pickthall (classic)+
"Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps.""