وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّآ أَطَعۡنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا ٱلسَّبِيلَا۠ ٦٧
Wa qālū rabbanā innā aṭaʿnā sādatanā wa kubarāʾanā fa aḍallūnas-sabīl.
And they will say, "Our Lord, indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries,1 and they led us astray from the [right] way.
Translation: Sahih International
Footnotes (1)
- Also interpreted to mean "our noble ones and our elders [i.e., distinguished scholars]."