قَالُوا۟ They said qālū O Salih yāṣāliḥu Verily qad you were kunta among us fīnā the one in whom hope was placed marjuwwan before qabla this hādhā Do you forbid us atanhānā that an we worship naʿbuda what mā our forefathers worshipped yaʿbudu our forefathers worshipped ābāunā And indeed we wa-innanā surely (are) in lafī doubt shakkin about what mimmā you call us tadʿūnā to it ilayhi suspicious murībin
Dijeron: “¡Oh, Sálih! Teníamos esperanzas en ti [que fueras nuestro líder] antes de esto. ¿Acaso nos prohíbes que adoremos lo que adoraron nuestros padres? Eso a lo que nos invitas nos resulta muy sospechoso”.