وَإِن يَرَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يُعۡرِضُواْ وَيَقُولُواْ سِحۡرٞ مُّسۡتَمِرّٞ ٢
And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Or "Continuing magic."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
- يَرَوۡاْthey seeyaraw
- ءَايَةٗa Signāyatan
- يُعۡرِضُواْthey turn awayyuʿ'riḍū
- وَيَقُولُواْand saywayaqūlū
- سِحۡرٞMagicsiḥ'run
- مُّسۡتَمِرّٞcontinuingmus'tamirrun
Tafsir
When the idolaters see any sign or proof of the truthfulness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) they turn away from accepting it and say: The evidence and proof we have seen are false sorcery.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran