فَإِن لَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَكَ فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ Qur’an Al-Qasas (28:50)Fain lam yastajeeboo laka fa i AAlam annam a yattabiAAoona ahw a ahum waman a d allu mimmani ittabaAAa haw a hu bighayri hudan mina All a hi inna All a ha l a yahdee alqawma a l thth a limeen a
Lit., "if they do not respond to thee", implying that they are unable to accept the above challenge.
They were challenged to produce something better, to be a guide in life. But as they could not, it was evident that their objections were fractious. They were only following their own selfish lusts of power, monopoly, and exploitation of the poor and ignorant. How can such people receive guidance?