أَوْ Or تَقُولُوٓا۟ you say إِنَّمَآ Only أَشْرَكَ partners (were) associated (with Allah) ءَابَآؤُنَا (by) our forefathers مِن from قَبْلُ before (us) وَكُنَّا and we are ذُرِّيَّةًۭ descendants مِّنۢ from بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ after them أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا So will You destroy us بِمَا for what فَعَلَ did ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ the falsifiers ١٧٣
Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allāh before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
— Come To Light