But when the unbelievers see you they make fun of you (and say): "Is this the one who mentions your gods (deridingly)?" Yet in Ar-Rahman they disbelieve!
And when the disbelievers see you, they do not appoint you except as an object of mockery; “Is he the one who speaks ill of your Gods?”; whereas they deny the remembrance of the Most Gracious Himself!
When the unbelievers behold thee, they take thee only for mockery: 'Ha, is this the one who makes mention of your gods?' Yet they in the Remembrance of the All-merciful are unbelievers.
But [thus it is:] whenever they who are bent on denying the truth consider thee, they make thee but a target of their mockery, [saying to one another,] “Is this the one who speaks [so contemptuously] of your gods?” and yet, it is they themselves who, at [every] mention of the Most Gracious, are wont to deny the truth!
And when those who disbelieve behold thee they only take thee up for mockery: is this he who mentioneth your gods? while in the mention of the compassionate they are themselves blasphemers.
And when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) see you (O Muhammad SAW), they take you not except for mockery (saying): "Is this the one who talks (badly) about your gods?" While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Beneficent (Allah). [Tafsir. Al-Qurtubi].
When those who disbelieve see you, they treat you only with ridicule: “Is this the one who mentions your gods?” And they reject the mention of the Merciful.
When the unbelievers see you they make you an object of fun, saying: "Is he the one who mentions your gods?" They say so, and yet they reject with disdain the very mention of the Most Compassionate Lord.
And when those who disbelieved see you, they take you not except for mockery (saying): "Is this the one who talks about your gods" While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Gracious.
And when those who disbelieve behold thee, they but choose thee out for mockery, (saying): Is this he who maketh mention of your gods? And they would deny all mention of the Beneficent.
Whenever the faithless see you they only take you in derision: ‘Is this the one who remembers your gods?’ while they remain defiant towards the remembrance of the All-beneficent.
When the unbelievers see you, they take you only for mockery, saying: 'Is this he who talks about your gods' While they are unbelievers in the Remembrance of the Merciful.
And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who insults your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.
(Muhammad), whenever the unbelievers see you, they think that you deserve nothing more than to be mocked. They say, "Is it he, (Muhammad), who speaks against your gods?" But they themselves have no faith at all in the Beneficent God.
And when those who disbelieve see you, they do not take you but for one to be scoffed at: Is this he who speaks of your gods? And they are deniers at the mention of the Beneficent Allah.
Wai<u>tha</u> ra<u>a</u>ka alla<u>th</u>eena kafaroo in yattakhi<u>th</u>oonaka ill<u>a</u> huzuwan ah<u>atha</u> alla<u>th</u>ee ya<u>th</u>kuru <u>a</u>lihatakum wahum bi<u>th</u>ikri a<b>l</b>rra<u>h</u>m<u>a</u>ni hum k<u>a</u>firoon<b>a</b>
When those who deny the truth see you, they laugh at you, saying, "Is this the one who talks of your deities?" Yet it is they who deny all mention of the Gracious One.
When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule. "Is this," (they say), "the one who talks of your gods?" and they blaspheme at the mention of (Allah) Most Gracious!
وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ
O Messenger! When these idolaters see you they only mock you, trying to make you loathsome in the eyes of their followers by saying, “Is this the one who insults the idols that you worship?” whilst they themselves reject the Qur’ān that Allah revealed to them and the blessings He conferred upon them, together with mocking you. So they themselves are closer to shame, due to their accumulating every evil.
O Messenger! When these idolaters see you they only mock you, trying to make you loathsome in the eyes of their followers by saying, “Is this the one who insults the idols that you worship?” whilst they themselves reject the Qur’ān that Allah revealed to them and the blessings He conferred upon them, together with mocking you. So they themselves are closer to shame, due to their accumulating every evil.
<h2 class="title">How the Idolators mocked the Prophet Allah tells His Prophet ...</h2><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ</div><p>(And when those who disbelieved see you,) meaning, the disbelievers of the Quraysh, such as Abu Jahl and his like.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلاَّ هُزُواً</div><p>(they take you not except for mockery) means, they make fun of you and insult you, saying,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَهَـذَا الَّذِى يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَكُمْ</div><p>("Is this the one who talks about your gods") meaning, is this the one who insults your gods and ridicules your intelligence Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَهُمْ بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَـنِ هُمْ كَـفِرُونَ</div><p>(While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Gracious.) meaning, they disbelieve in Allah and yet they mock the Messenger of Allah . As Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلاَّ هُزُواً أَهَـذَا الَّذِى بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رَسُولاً - إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلاَ أَن صَبْرَنَا عَلَيْهَا وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلاً </div><p>(And when they see you, they treat you only in mockery (saying): "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a Messenger He would have nearly misled us from our gods, had it not been that we were patient and constant in their worship!" And they will know, when they see the torment, who it is that is most astray from the path!) 25:41-42</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">خُلِقَ الإنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ</div><p>(Man is created of haste.) This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَكَانَ الإِنْسَـنُ عَجُولاً</div><p>(and man is ever hasty) 17:11, in all matters. The reason why the haste of man is mentioned here is that when mention is made of those who mock the Messenger , (the believers) will want to avenge them swiftly, and that so should happen sooner. Allah says,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">خُلِقَ الإنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ</div><p>(Man is created of haste.) because He delays (the punishment) until a time when, once He seizes him, He will never let him go. He delays it, then He hastens it; He waits, then He does not delay any longer. So He says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">سَأُوْرِيكُمْ ءَايَـتِى</div><p>(I will show you My Ayat) meaning, My vengeance, ruling and power over those who disobey Me.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ</div><p>(So ask Me not to hasten (them).)</p>
How the Idolators mocked the Prophet Allah tells His Prophet ...وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ(And when those who disbelieved see you,) meaning, the disbelievers of the Quraysh, such as Abu Jahl and his like.إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلاَّ هُزُواً(they take you not except for mockery) means, they make fun of you and insult you, saying,أَهَـذَا الَّذِى يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَكُمْ("Is this the one who talks about your gods") meaning, is this the one who insults your gods and ridicules your intelligence Allah says:وَهُمْ بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَـنِ هُمْ كَـفِرُونَ(While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Gracious.) meaning, they disbelieve in Allah and yet they mock the Messenger of Allah . As Allah says:وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلاَّ هُزُواً أَهَـذَا الَّذِى بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رَسُولاً - إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلاَ أَن صَبْرَنَا عَلَيْهَا وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلاً (And when they see you, they treat you only in mockery (saying): "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a Messenger He would have nearly misled us from our gods, had it not been that we were patient and constant in their worship!" And they will know, when they see the torment, who it is that is most astray from the path!) 25:41-42خُلِقَ الإنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ(Man is created of haste.) This is like the Ayah:وَكَانَ الإِنْسَـنُ عَجُولاً(and man is ever hasty) 17:11, in all matters. The reason why the haste of man is mentioned here is that when mention is made of those who mock the Messenger , (the believers) will want to avenge them swiftly, and that so should happen sooner. Allah says,خُلِقَ الإنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ(Man is created of haste.) because He delays (the punishment) until a time when, once He seizes him, He will never let him go. He delays it, then He hastens it; He waits, then He does not delay any longer. So He says:سَأُوْرِيكُمْ ءَايَـتِى(I will show you My Ayat) meaning, My vengeance, ruling and power over those who disobey Me.فَلاَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ(So ask Me not to hasten (them).)