The polytheists will now say, “Had Allah willed, we would not have ascribed partners (to Him) nor would have our forefathers, nor would we have forbidden anything”; similarly those before them had denied, till the time they tasted Our punishment; say, “Do you have any knowledge so you can offer it to us?
Presto gli associatori diranno: “Se Allah avesse voluto non avremmo associato alcunché, e neppure i nostri avi; né avremmo dichiarato illecito alcunché”. Allo stesso modo i loro antenati smentirono, finché non provarono la Nostra severità.