اَمْ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ كِتٰبًا مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ فَهُمْ بِهٖ مُسْتَمْسِكُوْنَ۝۲۱

Did We give them a Scripture before this to which they are holding fast?

بَلْ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا عَلٰۤی اُمَّةٍ وَّ اِنَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ۝۲۲

In fact they say: "We found our fathers following a certain way, and are guided by their footprints."

وَ كَذٰلِكَ مَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِیْ قَرْیَةٍ مِّنْ نَّذِیْرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْهَاۤ ۙ اِنَّا وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا عَلٰۤی اُمَّةٍ وَّ اِنَّا عَلٰۤی اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّقْتَدُوْنَ۝۲۳

Thus, We never sent an admonisher to a settlement before you but the decadent among them said. "We found our fathers following this way, and we are walking in their footsteps."

قٰلَ اَوَ لَوْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاَهْدٰی مِمَّا وَجَدْتُّمْ عَلَیْهِ اٰبَآءَكُمْ ؕ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا بِمَاۤ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۲۴

"Even if I bring you a better guidance," he rejoined, "than the one you found your fathers on?" Still they said: "We do not believe in what you have brought."

فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَانْظُرْ كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِیْنَ۠۝۲۵

Then We punished them. So look at the fate of those who denied.

وَ اِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهِیْمُ لِاَبِیْهِ وَ قَوْمِهٖۤ اِنَّنِیْ بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُوْنَۙ۝۲۶

When Abraham said to his father and his people: "I am rid of what you worship

اِلَّا الَّذِیْ فَطَرَنِیْ فَاِنَّهٗ سَیَهْدِیْنِ۝۲۷

Other than Him who created me. He will show me the right way."

وَ جَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِیَةً فِیْ عَقِبِهٖ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ۝۲۸

This is the legacy he left to his descendants so that they may turn (to God).

بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ وَ اٰبَآءَهُمْ حَتّٰی جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ وَ رَسُوْلٌ مُّبِیْنٌ۝۲۹

In fact, I allowed them and their fathers to enjoy this life till the truth, and the apostle preaching it lucidly, came to them.

وَ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَّ اِنَّا بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ۝۳۰

Yet when the truth had come to them, they said: "This is sorcery. We shall never believe in it."