ወይም « ( ጣዖታትን ) ያጋሩት ከእኛ በፊት የነበሩት አባቶቻችን ብቻ ናቸው ፡ ፡ እኛም ከእነሱ በኋላ የኾን ዘሮች ነበርን ፡ ፡ አጥፊዎቹ በሠሩት ታጠፋናለህን » እንዳትሉ ( አስመሰከርናችሁ ) ፡ ፡
Or lest you should say : " It was only our fathers afortime who took others as partners in worship along with Allah , and we were ( merely their ) descendants after them ; will You then destroy us because of the deeds of men who practised Al-Batil ( i.e. polytheism and committing crimes and sins , invoking and worshipping others besides Allah ) ? " ( Tafsir At-Tabari ) .