Adh-Dhariyat 51:52

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كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

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Likewise, no messenger came to those before them, but they said, “A sorcerer or a madman.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

Likewise, no messenger came to those before them, but they said, “A sorcerer or a madman.”

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Every messenger who came before was called a magician or a crazy man.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

In the same way, whenever a messenger came to those before them, they said, "He's just a magician or a madman."

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Likewise, no messenger came to those before them without them saying, “A sorcerer or a madman!”

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

Likewise, no messenger came to those before them, but they said, “A magician or a madman.”

Community • Allah

Likewise, no messenger came to those before them, but they said, “A magician or a madman.”

Community • God

Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."

Saheeh International

Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!"

Hilali and Khan

Likewise, no messenger came to those before them without being told: “A magician, or a madman!”

Rowwad Translation Center

Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!

Marmaduke Pickthall

Likewise, there came no messenger to those before them, but they said, "He is a sorcerer or a madman."

Wahiduddin Khan

Thus has it been (in the past): never did a Messenger come to the nations that preceded them but they said: “(He is) a sorcerer, or a mad-man.”

Abul A'la Maududi

So it was that there did not come any apostle to those who were before them but they said, ‘A magician,’ or ‘A crazy man!’

Ali Quli Qarai

Kathalika ma ata allatheena min qablihim min rasoolin illa qaloo sahirun aw majnoonun

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