Surah Al-Furqan 25:42

The Criterion · Verse 42 of 77 · Juz 19 · Page 363

إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلَآ أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

He almost would have misled us from our gods had we not been steadfast in [worship of] them." But they are going to know, when they see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

Indeed in softened in place of the hardened form with its subject omitted namely innahu he was about to lead us astray turn us away from our gods had we not stood by them’ he would have turned us away from them. …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 25:42, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.