Al-Muddaththir (المدثر)

Verse 23 of 56

Chapter 74 - The Cloaked One

23

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

Summaa adbara wastakbar

Then he turned back and was arrogant

Quran 74:23 - Surah Al-Muddaththir

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Surrounding Verses

21

ثُمَّ نَظَرَ

Then he considered [again];

22

ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ

Then he frowned and scowled;

23

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ

Then he turned back and was arrogant

24

فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ يُؤْثَرُ

And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].

25

إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ

This is not but the word of a human being."