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Text Uthmani:

بَلۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهۡتَدُونَ ٢٢

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran:

In fact, they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.”

Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhammad Muhsin Khan:

Nay! They say: "We found our fathers following a certain way and religion, and we guide ourselves by their footsteps."

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Word list with translation

Word#	Text Uthmani	English Translation
1	بَلۡ	<span class='p'>Nay</span>
2	قَالُوٓاْ	<span class='v'>they</span> <span class='v'>say</span>
3	إِنَّا	<span class='n'>Indeed</span><span class='punc'>,</span><span class='n'>we</span>
4	وَجَدۡنَآ	<span class='punc'>[</span><span class='v'>we</span><span class='punc'>]</span> <span class='v'>found</span>
5	ءَابَآءَنَا	<span class='n'>our</span> <span class='n'>forefathers</span>
6	عَلَىٰٓ	<span class='p'>upon</span>
7	أُمَّةٖ	<span class='n'>a</span> <span class='n'>religion</span>
8	وَإِنَّا	<span class='p'>and</span> <span class='n'>indeed</span><span class='punc'>,</span><span class='n'>we</span>
9	عَلَىٰٓ	<span class='p'>on</span>
10	ءَاثَٰرِهِم	<span class='n'>their</span> <span class='n'>footsteps</span>
11	مُّهۡتَدُونَ	<span class='paren'>(are)</span> <span class='n'>guided</span>
12	٢٢	Missing translation