The Quran

سورة النَّمل

Surah Al-Naml 27:13

The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 13 of 93

فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْهُمْ آيَاتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوا هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But when Our eye-opening signs were shown to them (- Pharaoh and his people) they said, `This is plain witchcraft (to cause disruption among the people).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But when Our Signs came to them, that should have opened their eyes, they said: "This is sorcery manifest!î

Ahmed Ali

And when Our signs came as distinct proofs, they said: "This is only magic."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

But when Our signs came to them in plain sight and clear enough to have opened their eyes to truth, they said: "This is clearly nothing but sorcery."

Daryabadi

Then when Our signs came unto them illuminating, they said: this is a magic manifest.

Faridul Haque

Then when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is clear magic.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So when our clear signs came to them, they said: This is clear enchantment.

Maulvi Sher Ali

But when Our sight-giving Signs came to them, they said, `This is manifest magic.'

Muhammad Asad

But when Our light-giving messages came unto them, they said, "This is clearly [but] spellbinding deception!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

But when Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came to them, clear to see, they said: "This is a manifest magic."

Muhammad Pickthall

But when Our tokens came unto them, plain to see, they said: This is mere magic,

Muhammad Sarwar

When Our miracles were visibly shown to them, they said, "It is plain magic".

Muhammed ali Shakir

So when Our clear signs came to them, they said: This is clear enchantment.

Rashad Khalifa

When our miracles were presented to them, clear and profound, they said, "This is obviously magic."

Shabbir Ahmed

But when they received Our illuminating messages, they said, "This is obvious magic (a spellbinding deception)."