وَاِذَا قٖیلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِـعُ مَٓا اَلْفَیْنَا عَلَیْهِ اٰبَٓاءَنَاؕ اَوَلَوْ كَانَ اٰبَٓاؤُ𐻾هُمْ لَا یَعْقِلُونَ شَیْـًٔا وَلَا یَهْتَدُونَ
Waitha qeela lahumu ittabiAAoo ma anzala Allahu qaloo bal nattabiAAu ma alfayna AAalayhi abaana awalaw kana abaohum la yaAAqiloona shayan wala yahtadoona
Translations
And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided
Saheeh International
And when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no guidance
Marmaduke Pickthall