Al-Muddaththir Verse 24

saying, “This ˹Quran˺ is nothing but magic from the ancients.

then said, “This is nothing but magic from the past.

He said, 'This is naught but a trumped-up sorcery;

and said, ‘This is just old sorcery,

Then he said: naught is this but magic from of old;

Then said he; "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;

and said: “This (Qur'an) is merely a sorcery of yore;

And said: "This is nothing but the magic of old,

And said, “This is nothing but magic learnt from earlier men.”

saying, ‘It is nothing but traditional sorcery.

And he said: "This is nothing but sorcery (of a sort transmitted from sorcerers) from old times.

And said, `This (Qur´ân) is nothing but an age long magic handed down (by tradition).

So he said: "That truly that (is) except magic/sorcery to be traced (followed/copied) ."

And said, “This is nothing but magic learnt from earlier men.”

Then he said, "This is naught but enchantment, narrated of olden days;

Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old;

Then said: This is naught but magic from an old!

~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);

And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;

said, "This (the Quran) is nothing but magic, inherited from ancient magicians.

and said: 'This is no more than traced sorcery;

Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,

and said, "This is nothing but sorcery from the ancients.

And said, “This is nothing but magic from the past.

and said, of what he [the Prophet] had brought; `This is nothing but handed-down sorcery, learnt from sorcerers;

Then he said;"This is nothing but magic from that of old."

meaning, `this is magic that Muhammad received from those who were before him, and he is merely saying what he got from them.'

This is why he said,

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