( فلما رأوا بأسنا قالوا آمنا بالله وحده وكفرنا بما كنا به مشركين ) يعني : تبرأنا مما كنا نعدل بالله .
Then, when they saw My punishment they began confessing, at a time when no confession would benefit them, saying, “We bring faith upon Allah alone, and reject whatever partners and idols we would worship instead of Him.”