51.52

surah 51 - verse 52

translator's name verse
Arberry Even so not a Messenger came to those before them but they said, 'A sorcerer, or a man possessed!'
Maududi Thus has it been (in the past): never did a Messenger come to the nations that preceded them but they said: “(He is) a sorcerer, or a mad-man.”
Pickthall Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
Sahih Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Yusuf Ali Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!