So it is as if it was said: What will He do with them? He, the Most High, said: "Say"; for them; and do not despair of the return of some of them; "if there were with him"; meaning: your Lord; whose description preceded with kindness; and glorification; "gods as they say"; from these sayings; which if the greatest of you were to say regarding the least of you; and he means by it its reality, it would become a joke for the servants; "then they would seek"; meaning: they would seek a great seeking; "to the Owner of the Throne"; meaning: the possessor of the greatest throne; the encompassing; whoever attains it is unique in management; "a way"; meaning: a clear path; by which they reach Him; to overpower Him; and remove His dominion; as you see from the actions of some kings of this world with each other; or to take with Him a means that brings them closer to Him; and He specified the Throne; as a depiction of His greatness; and identification for the seeker; and the sought.