Quran 37:15 — As-Saaffaat, verse 15
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
saying, ‘This is no more than blatant sorcery.’
وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
waqālū in hādhā illā siḥ'run mubīnun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and they say, 'This is nothing but manifest sorcery.
- Muhammad Asad
- and say: “This is clearly nothing but [a mortal’s] spellbinding eloquence!
- Sahih International
- And say, "This is not but obvious magic.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوٓا۟waqālū | And they say | قول |
| 2 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 3 | هَـٰذَآhādhā | (is) this | — |
| 4 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 5 | سِحْرٌۭsiḥ'run | a magic | سحر |
| 6 | مُّبِينٌmubīnun | clear | بين |