They said: "No. But we found our fathers doing so."
They said, “In fact we found our forefathers doing likewise.”
They said, 'Nay, but we found our fathers so doing.'
They exclaimed: But we found our fore­fathers doing the same!”
They said: nay; but we found our fathers doing in this wise.
They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing so."
They said, “But we found our ancestors doing so.”
They answered: "No; but we found our forefathers doing so."
They said: "(Nay) but we found our fathers doing so."
They said: Nay, but we found our fathers acting on this wise.
They said, ‘Indeed, we found our fathers doing likewise.’
They replied: 'No, but we found our fathers doing so'
They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."
or can they benefit or harm you?"
They said: Nay, we found our fathers doing so.
Q<u>a</u>loo bal wajadn<u>a</u> <u>a</u>b<u>a</u>an<u>a</u> ka<u>tha</u>lika yafAAaloon<b>a</b>
They replied, "But we found our fathers doing the same."
They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."
قَالُوا۟ بَلْ وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
They said, They do not hear us when we supplicate to them, nor do they benefit us when we feed them, nor harm us if we disobey them. However, the reality is that we found our forefathers doing that, so we follow them.
They said, They do not hear us when we supplicate to them, nor do they benefit us when we feed them, nor harm us if we disobey them. However, the reality is that we found our forefathers doing that, so we follow them.