Surah Saba (سبإ) • Sheba

Quran 34:43

34:43

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى ۚ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

wa-idhā tut'lā ʿalayhim āyātunā bayyinātin qālū mā hādhā illā rajulun yurīdu an yaṣuddakum ʿammā kāna yaʿbudu ābāukum waqālū mā hādhā illā if'kun muf'taran waqāla alladhīna kafarū lil'ḥaqqi lammā jāahum in hādhā illā siḥ'run mubīnun

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping." And they say, "This is not except a lie invented." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is not but obvious magic."

— Saheeh International

When Our messages are recited to them, clear as they are, they say, ‘This is only a man who wants to turn you away from what your forefathers worshipped,’ and, ‘This [Quran] is nothing but lies he has made up.’ When the Truth comes to the disbelievers, they say, ‘This is just plain sorcery,’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, they say: "This (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is naught but a man who wishes to hinder you from that which your fathers used to worship." And they say: "This (the Qur’ân) is nothing but an invented lie." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them (i.e. Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم when Allâh sent him as a Messenger with proofs, evidence, verses of this Qur’ân, lessons, signs, etc.): "This is nothing but evident magic!"

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
تُتْلَىٰtut'lāare recited
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunāOur Verses
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢbayyinātinclear
قَالُوا۟qālūthey say
مَاmāNot
هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
إِلَّاillābut
رَجُلٌۭrajuluna man
يُرِيدُyurīduwho wishes
أَنanto
يَصُدَّكُمْyaṣuddakumhinder you
عَمَّاʿammāfrom what
كَانَkānaused
يَعْبُدُyaʿbudu(to) worship
ءَابَآؤُكُمْābāukumyour forefathers
وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they say
مَاmāNot
هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِفْكٌۭif'kuna lie
مُّفْتَرًۭىۚmuf'taraninvented
وَقَالَwaqālaAnd said
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
لِلْحَقِّlil'ḥaqqiabout the truth
لَمَّاlammāwhen
جَآءَهُمْjāahumit came to them
إِنْinNot
هَـٰذَآhādhā(is) this
إِلَّاillāexcept
سِحْرٌۭsiḥ'runa magic
مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunobvious