But if they see a sign they turn away, and say: "This is the same old lie continuing,"
And when they see a sign, they turn away and say, “Just a customary magic!”
Yet if they see a sign they turn away, and they say 'A continuous sorcery!'
But if they [who reject all thought of the Last Hour] were to see a sign [of its approach], they would turn aside and say, “An ever-recurring delusion!” –
And if they behold a sign, they turn away and say: "magic continous"
And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: "This is continuous magic."
Yet whenever they see a miracle, they turn away, and say, “Continuous magic.”
(Regardless of any Signs these people see), they turn away and say: “This is an ongoing sorcery.”
And if they see an Ayah, they turn away and say: "This is magic, Mustamir."
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
If they see a sign, they turn away, and say, ‘An incessant magic!’
Yet if they see a sign (the unbelievers) turn their backs and say: 'This is but a continuation of sorcery'
And if they see a miracle, they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
Whenever they see a miracle, they turn away from it and say, "This is just a powerful magic".
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
Wain yaraw <u>a</u>yatan yuAAri<u>d</u>oo wayaqooloo si<u>h</u>run mustamirr<b>un</b>
Yet, when they see a sign they [who deny the truth] turn their backs and say, "The same old sorcery!"
But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic."
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يُعْرِضُوا۟ وَيَقُولُوا۟ سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ
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.
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.
<p>وَإِن يَرَ‌وْا آيَةً يُعْرِ‌ضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ‌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ‌ (And when these people see a sign, they turn away and say, "[ This is ] a transient magic.... 54:2). The word mustamirr, in the popular sense of the word, as used in Persian and Urdu, means something lasting or enduring. However, in the Arabic language it is sometimes used in the sense of passing away or coming to an end, being derived from marra and istamarra. Leading authorities on Tafsir, like Mujahid and Qatadah رحمۃ اللہ علیہما have applied this sense of the word in the present context. Thus the verse means that the Quraish alleged that the sign of moon-splitting they saw was an illusion and false; its effect will soon diminish and fade away. Another meaning of the word mustamirr is strong and firm. Abul-` Aliyah and Dahhak رحمۃ اللہ علیہما interpret the word in this sense, meaning that this is a very potent sorcery.</p>
وَإِن يَرَ‌وْا آيَةً يُعْرِ‌ضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ‌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ‌ (And when these people see a sign, they turn away and say, "[ This is ] a transient magic.... 54:2). The word mustamirr, in the popular sense of the word, as used in Persian and Urdu, means something lasting or enduring. However, in the Arabic language it is sometimes used in the sense of passing away or coming to an end, being derived from marra and istamarra. Leading authorities on Tafsir, like Mujahid and Qatadah رحمۃ اللہ علیہما have applied this sense of the word in the present context. Thus the verse means that the Quraish alleged that the sign of moon-splitting they saw was an illusion and false; its effect will soon diminish and fade away. Another meaning of the word mustamirr is strong and firm. Abul-` Aliyah and Dahhak رحمۃ اللہ علیہما interpret the word in this sense, meaning that this is a very potent sorcery.