Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha ill-Allah "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)," they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it)
When they were told to accept the Truth, “There is no god, only Allah,” they were egocentric!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Verily they used to be proud when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah .
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
When they were told in life: "There is no supreme being but Allah", they responded with extravagance in their accounts of themselves and displayed inordinate self-esteem