On the day We gather them all, We will say to those who have set up partners: "Take your place, you and your partners," then We separate between them, and their partners will say, "It was not us that you served."
Translation endnotes
[10:28-29] The believers of intercession do not really worship those they hope will intercede, since their idols are neither aware of their polytheistic belief nor would they approve of it. Since polytheists follow the teachings of Satan, knowingly or unknowingly, they serve Perverse (16:60; 40:74; 36:60; 4:48).