Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:20

The Ornaments of Gold · Verse 20 of 89 · Juz 25 · Page 490

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَـٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ

And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but misjudging.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

And they say ‘Had the Compassionate One so willed we would not have worshipped them’ the angels therefore our worship of them happens by His will and so He must be satisfied with it. God exalted be He says They do not have any knowledge of that which is said of His being satisfied with the worship of these angels; …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 43:20, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.