Al-Muddaththir 74:18–25
He thought and plotted
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ ١٨ فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ١٩ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ٢٠ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ ٢١ ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ ٢٢ ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ ٢٣ فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ يُؤْثَرُ ٢٤ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ ٢٥
The meaning, simply
He thought and prepared what to say to attack the Quran; may he be ruined for how he planned! Then he looked, then frowned and scowled, then turned away in pride and said: this is nothing but magic passed down; this is only the word of a human.
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 21 October 2026.
Words to understand
- وَقَدَّرَ
- plotted
- عَبَسَ
- frowned
- وَبَسَرَ
- and scowled
- أَدْبَرَ
- turned away
- يُؤْثَرُ
- handed down
Think with me
The Quran is Allah's word. How do you know it is not human speech?