Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is this magic, or do you not see?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَسِحْرٌafasiḥ'runThen is this magic
هَـٰذَآhādhāThen is this magic
أَمْamor
أَنتُمْantumyou
لَاlā(do) not
تُبْصِرُونَtub'ṣirūnasee
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15. 1. Just as you used to call the prophets magicians in the world, tell us! Is this also some trick of magic? 15. 2. Or just as you were blind to the truth in the world, can you not see this punishment as well? This will be said to them for reproach and rebuke, otherwise everything will have already come before their eyes.
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Now tell (us), is this magic [11], or do you not see?
[11] That is, when you were warned in the world about your evil end and it was said to you that you will be resurrected after death, then you will be questioned and held accountable, and then you will be punished for your evil deeds, you used to say that this is just sorcery. Now tell, is this magic or reality? Or just as you could not see any reality in the world, even today you do not see that this is the recompense for your own deeds.