Quran 54:2 — Al-Qamar, verse 2
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Whenever the disbelievers see a sign, they turn away and say, ‘Same old sorcery!’
وَإِنْ يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ
wa-in yaraw āyatan yuʿ'riḍū wayaqūlū siḥ'run mus'tamirrun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Yet if they see a sign they turn away, and they say 'A continuous sorcery!'
- Muhammad Asad
- 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!” –
- Sahih International
- And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 2 | يَرَوْا۟yaraw | they see | رأي |
| 3 | ءَايَةًۭāyatan | a Sign | أيي |
| 4 | يُعْرِضُوا۟yuʿ'riḍū | they turn away | عرض |
| 5 | وَيَقُولُوا۟wayaqūlū | and say | قول |
| 6 | سِحْرٌۭsiḥ'run | Magic | سحر |
| 7 | مُّسْتَمِرٌّۭmus'tamirrun | continuing | مرر |