Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:22

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Arabic English Morphology
بَلْ bal
Nay Prep
they say V
إِنَّا innā
Indeed, we Prep
[we] found V
our forefathers Noun
upon Prep
أُمَّةٍ ummatin
a religion Noun
وَإِنَّا wa-innā
and indeed, we Prep
on Prep
their footsteps Noun
(are) guided Noun

No indeed! They say, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are guided by their footsteps.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

بَلۡ قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَاۤ ءَابَاۤءَنَا عَلَىٰۤ أُمَّةࣲ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّهۡتَدُونَ ۝٢٢

bal qālū innā wajadnā ābāanā ʿalā ummatin wa-innā ʿalā āthārihim muh'tadūn