those who associate partners with god will surely say had god pleased neither we nor our fathers would have served other gods besides him nor would we have made anything unlawful. likewise those who lived before them argued falsely until they came to taste our punishment! say have you any knowledge? if so produce it before us. you follow nothing but conjecture. you are merely guessing.
سيقول الذين أشركوا لو شاء الله ما أشركنا ولا آباؤنا ولا حرمنا من شيء كذلك كذب الذين من قبلهم حتى ذاقوا بأسنا قل هل عندكم من علم فتخرجوه لنا إن تتبعون إلا الظن وإن أنتم إلا تخرصون