عَبَدۡنَٰهُمۗwe would not have worshipped themʿabadnāhum
مَّاNotmā
لَهُمthey havelahum
بِذَٰلِكَabout thatbidhālika
مِنۡanymin
عِلۡمٍۖknowledgeʿil'min
إِنۡNothingin
هُمۡthey (do)hum
إِلَّاbutillā
يَخۡرُصُونَlieyakhruṣūna
Tafsir
And they say, using divine decree as evidence, “If Allah willed that we did not worship the angels, we would not have worshipped them. So because He willed for it to happen, it proves He was happy with it.” They make this statement out of ignorance; they are only lying.