قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
Qaaloo na'budu asnaaman fanazallu lahaa 'aakifeen
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
— Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء), 26:71

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قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَ
Qaaloo na'budu asnaaman fanazallu lahaa 'aakifeen
They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
— Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء), 26:71
قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ أَصۡنَامٗا فَنَظَلُّ لَهَا عَٰكِفِينَTransliteration: Qaaloo na'budu asnaaman fanazallu lahaa 'aakifeen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."
This is verse 71 of Surah Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء, meaning "The Poets"), the 26th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 227 total verses.