Their disastrous response will be, “By God our Lord, we never were idol worshipers.”*
ثُمَّ لَم تَكُن فِتنَتُهُم إِلّا أَن قالوا وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنا ما كُنّا مُشرِكينَ
summa lam takun fitnatuhum illaaa an qaaloo wallaahi Rabbinaa maa kunnaa mushrikeen
*6:23 Now and forever, the idol worshipers vehemently deny that they are idolaters.