بَلْ قَالُوْۤا
قَا لُوْٓ اِنَّا
اِنّ نَا وَجَدْنَاۤ
وَجَدْ نَآ اٰبَآءَنَا
آ بَآ ءَ نَا عَلٰۤی
عَ لَٓا اُمَّةٍ
اُمّ مَ تِنْ وّ وَّ اِنَّا
وَ اِنّ نَا عَلٰۤی
عَ لَٓا اٰثٰرِهِمْ
آ ثَا رِ هِمّ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ
مُهْ تَ دُوْٓ نْ
In fact, they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
— Saheeh International