Quran 74:24 — Al-Muddaththir, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and said, ‘This is just old sorcery,
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
faqāla in hādhā illā siḥ'run yu'tharu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'This is naught but a trumped-up sorcery;
- Muhammad Asad
- and says, "All this is mere spellbinding eloquence handed down [from olden times]!
- Sahih International
- And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَقَالَfaqāla | Then he said | قول |
| 2 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 3 | هَـٰذَآhādhā | (is) this | — |
| 4 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 5 | سِحْرٌۭsiḥ'run | magic | سحر |
| 6 | يُؤْثَرُyu'tharu | imitated | أثر |