قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنَاۖ فَٱقۡضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍۖ إِنَّمَا تَقۡضِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ ٧٢
Qālū lan nuʾthiraka ʿalā mā jāʾanā minal-bayyināti wal-ladhī faṭaranā, faqḍi mā anta qāḍ, innamā taqḍī hādhihil-ḥayātad-dunyā.
They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us.1 So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.
Translation: Sahih International
Footnotes (1)
- This phrase has also been interpreted as an oath, i.e., "...by Him who created us."