Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - Surah Al-Furqan, ayah 18

Translation of Surah Al-Furqan, ayah 18 (25:18)

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِي لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِن مَّتَّعۡتَهُمۡ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ نَسُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَكَانُواْ قَوۡمَۢا بُورٗا ١٨

They will say, “Glory be to You! It was not right for ˹others like˺ us to take any lords besides You,¹ but You allowed enjoyment for them and their forefathers ˹for so long˺ that they forgot ˹Your˺ remembrance and became a doomed people.”

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Another possible translation: “They will say, ‘Glory be to You! We would not dare to take other lords besides You ˹so how can we claim to be lords?˺’”