And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.
The Saheeh International Quran Translation
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَAnd we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.