Surah Al-Isra 17:42

The Night Journey · Verse 42 of 111 · Juz 15 · Page 286

قُل لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهُۥٓ ءَالِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذًا لَّٱبْتَغَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ سَبِيلًا

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

Say to them ‘If there were with Him that is with God other gods as they say they would in that case have sought against the Lord of the Throne that is against God some path some way in order to fight Him off.

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 17:42, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.