38. Surah Sad, Verse 4

And they were surprised that a warner has come to them from among themselves. And the rejecters said: "This is a magician, a liar."

Now these people wonder that a Warner has come to them from their own midst! And the disbelievers say, "This is a wizard, a liar.

And they marvel that a warner has come to them from among them; and the false claimers of guidance say: “This is a sorcerer and a liar.

And they were surprised that a warner has come to them from among themselves. And the rejecters said: "This is a magician, a liar."

They were surprised that a warner has come to them from among themselves. The ingrates said, "This is a magician, a liar."

They are surprised that a warner should come to them from among themselves. The kuffar say, ‘This is a lying magician.

They wondered that a warner should come to them, from among them. The disbelievers said, "A magician, a liar.

They were surprised that one of them had come to them as warner; and the unbelievers said: "He is a deceiving sorcerer.

And they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.

Now these [people] deem it strange that a warner should have come unto them from their own midst - and [so] the deniers of the truth are saying: "A [mere] spellbinder is he, a liar!

And they marvel that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them, and the disbelievers say: This is a wizard, a charlatan.

Yet they -the infidels- marvel at the recognition of a man who came to them from their midst to serve as a spectacle and a warning and they refused to accept him in his capacity. Venting their hatred, they say; "He is not only a sorcerer but also a pathological liar".

They wonder how is it possible that a person from among themselves is being appointed as a messenger to them to relay the word of God. They say that Mohammad is a lying sorcerer!

And they (Arab pagans) wonder that a warner (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say: "This (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a sorcerer, a liar.

So they wonder that a Warner has come to them from among themselves! and the Unbelievers say, "This is a sorcerer telling lies!

Now, the pagans are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves.[1] And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician, a total liar!

They (the pagans) wonder that a warner has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician, a sheer liar.

The disbelievers think it strange that a prophet of their own people has come to warn them: they say, ‘He is just a lying sorcerer.

Now they marvel that a warner has come to them from among them; and the unbelievers say, 'This is a lying sorcerer.

And they wonder that a warner has come from amongst themselves, and the misbelievers say, 'This is a magician, a liar!'

And they marvel that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say: "This is an enchanter, a liar".

And they wonder that a warner has come to them from among them, and the disbelievers have said, "This is a sorcerer, a (great) liar. "

They wonder that a warner from among themselves hath come unto them. And the unbelievers said, this man is a sorcerer, and a liar:

And they (pagans) are surprised that a warner (the Prophet) has come to them from themselves! And the unbelievers say: "This is a magician (with unusual powers and) telling lies!

They wonder that there should come to them a Warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, `He is a sorcerer, a great liar (in his claim).

They consider it odd that there should come to them a warner from among themselves, and the faithless say, ‘This is a magician, a mendacious liar. ’