سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 23
ثُمَّ لَمْ تَكُن فِتْنَتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There will then be (left) no Fitnah (excuses or statements or arguments) for them but to say: "By Allâh, our Lord, we were not those who joined others in worship with Allâh."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَمْ
lam
not
تَكُن
takun
will be
فِتْنَتُهُمْ
fit'natuhum
(for) them a plea
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they say
وَٱللَّهِ
wal-lahi
By Allah
رَبِّنَا
rabbinā
our Lord
مَا
mā
not
كُنَّا
kunnā
we were
مُشْرِكِينَ
mush'rikīna
those who associated others (with Allah)
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23. Then they will have no excuse except to say, "By Allah, our Lord, we were not polytheists." [26]
[26] The polytheists of Makkah used to say to the Muslims that even if, hypothetically, the Day of Judgment does occur and we are held accountable, then our idols, Lat and Uzza, will save us. Allah Almighty has said that on that day, the terror will be so overwhelming that neither the worshipper will recognize his object of worship, nor will the object of worship recognize its worshipper, even though both worshippers and their objects of worship will be present there. At that time, when Allah will ask the polytheists, "Tell Me, where are your gods whom you used to associate with Me?" they will outright deny their acts of polytheism and will swear that they never associated anyone with Allah.
[26] The polytheists of Makkah used to say to the Muslims that even if, hypothetically, the Day of Judgment does occur and we are held accountable, then our idols, Lat and Uzza, will save us. Allah Almighty has said that on that day, the terror will be so overwhelming that neither the worshipper will recognize his object of worship, nor will the object of worship recognize its worshipper, even though both worshippers and their objects of worship will be present there. At that time, when Allah will ask the polytheists, "Tell Me, where are your gods whom you used to associate with Me?" they will outright deny their acts of polytheism and will swear that they never associated anyone with Allah.
