Al-Muddaththir Verse 23

then turned his back ˹on the truth˺ and acted arrogantly,

then turned away with arrogance,

then he retreated, and waxed proud.

and turned away and behaved arrogantly

Then turned he back, and grew stiff-necked.

Then he turned back and was haughty;

then he retreated and waxed proud,

Then turned his back and waxed proud,

Then he turned away, and was haughty.

Then he walked away disdainfully,

Then he turned his back and (despite inwardly acknowledging the Qur’an’s Divine origin), grew in arrogance,

Then he turned back (in scorn) and waxed proud,

Then he gave his back and he became arrogant.

Then he turned away, and was haughty.

Then he turned back and was inflated with pride,

Then he turned back and was proud;

Then turned back and was big with pride,

Then he turned back and was big with pride,

Then turned he away in pride

then turned back, and swelling-up with pride,

then he retreated and grew proud

Then he turned back, and was proud.

and he turned his back and behaved arrogantly

Then he turned back and was proud.

Then he turned his back, to faith, in disdain, scornful of following the Prophet (s),

Then he turned back, and was proud.

meaning, he turned away from the truth and arrogantly refused to accept and submit to the Qur'an.

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَذَا إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ يُوْثَرُ