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36
وَإِذا رَآكَ الَّذينَ كَفَروا إِن يَتَّخِذونَكَ إِلّا هُزُوًا أَهٰذَا الَّذي يَذكُرُ آلِهَتَكُم وَهُم بِذِكرِ الرَّحمٰنِ هُم كافِرونَ

Muhammad Asad

But [thus it is:] whenever they who are bent on denying the truth consider thee,1 they make thee but a target of their mockery, [saying to one another,] "Is this the one who speaks [so contemptuously] of your gods?"2 And yet, it is they themselves who, at [every] mention of the Most Gracious, are wont to deny the truth !3
  • Lit., "see thee": but since this verb has here obviously an abstract meaning, relating to the message propounded by the Prophet, it is best rendered as above.
  • Sc., "and dares to deny their reality although he is a mere mortal like ourselves?"
  • I.e., although they resent any aspersion cast on whatever things or forces they unthinkingly worship, they refuse to acknowledge God's planning will manifested in every aspect of His creation.