فَاطِر : ٤٢

  • وَأَقۡسَمُواْ And they swore
  • بِٱللَّهِ by Allah
  • جَهۡدَ (the) strongest
  • أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ (of) their oaths
  • لَئِن that if
  • جَآءَهُمۡ came to them
  • نَذِيرٞ a warner
  • لَّيَكُونُنَّ surely they would be
  • أَهۡدَىٰ more guided
  • مِنۡ than
  • إِحۡدَى any
  • ٱلۡأُمَمِۖ (of) the nations
  • فَلَمَّا But when
  • جَآءَهُمۡ came to them
  • نَذِيرٞ a warner
  • مَّا not
  • زَادَهُمۡ it increased them
  • إِلَّا but
  • نُفُورًا (in) aversion
And they swore by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than [any] one of the [previous] nations. But when a warner came to them, it did not increase them except in aversion
And they, that is, the disbelievers of Mecca, swore by God their most solemn oaths, [they swore] with utmost effort [to be sincere] in them, that if a warner, a messenger, were to come to them, they would be more readily guide than any one of the communities, [than] the Jews, the Christians or others, in other words, [more readily guided] than any one of these - having [themselves] seen the extent to which these [groups] called each other liars, given that: The Jews say, 'The Christians stand on nothing', and the Christians say, 'The Jews stand on nothing', [Q. 2:113]. But when a warner, namely, Muhammad may peace and salutation be upon him, did come to them, this, coming of his, only increased them in aversion, further away from [right] guidance,