Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
But when Our light-giving messages came unto them, they said, “This is clearly [but] spellbinding deception!”
M. M. Pickthall
But when Our tokens came unto them, plain to see, they said: This is mere magic
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But when Our Signs came to them, that should have opened their eyes, they said: "This is sorcery manifest!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is pure magic.”
Safi Kaskas
But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is evident magic.”
Wahiduddin Khan
But when Our signs came to them in all their clarity they said, This is clearly sorcery
Shakir
So when Our clear signs came to them, they said: This is clear enchantment
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
But when Our signs drew near them, ones who perceive, they said: This is clear sorcery.
T.B.Irving
When Our signs came to them so plain to see, they said: "This is sheer magic!"
Abdul Hye
But when Our Verses came to them, clear to see, they said: “This is a clear magic.”
The Study Quran
And when Our signs came to them as a clear portent, they said, “This is manifest sorcery!
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When Our signs were presented to them, they said, “This is nothing but obvious magic.”
Talal Itani (2012)
Yet when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, 'This is obvious witchcraft.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
So when Our enlightening Credentials came to them, they said: “This is manifest magic.”
But, when our signs were shown to them, they said: "This is clear sorcery."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then as soon as Our signs came to them, a beholding, (i.e., as a proof from Allah) they said, "This is evident sorcery."
Muhammad Sarwar
When Our miracles were visibly shown to them, they said, "It is plain magic"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So when Our signs came to them as eye-openers, they said, .This is a clear magic
Shabbir Ahmed
But when they received Our Light-giving Messages, they said, "This is clearly a spellbinding deception."
Dr. Munir Munshey
But when Our signs reached them as clear proofs, they said, "This is an obvious magic!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But when Our Signs came to them that should have (really) opened their eyes, they said: "This is clearly magic!"
But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
So when Our signs came to them for all to see, they said: "This is clearly magic!"
Abdel Haleem
But when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, ‘This is clearly [just] sorcery!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then when Our signs came unto them illuminating, they said: this is a magic manifest
Ahmed Ali
And when Our signs came as distinct proofs, they said: "This is only magic."
Aisha Bewley
When Our Signs came to them in all their clarity, they said, ´This is downright magic,´
Ali Ünal
But when Our signs came to them in plain sight and clear enough to have opened their eyes to truth, they said: "This is clearly nothing but sorcery."
Ali Quli Qara'i
But when Our signs came to them, as eye-openers, they said, ‘This is plain magic.’
Hamid S. Aziz
But when Our signs came to them visibly (that should have opened their eyes), they said, "This is obvious sorcery!"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So, when Our eye-opening miracles came to them, they said: “This is an obvious magic.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
But when Our signs came to them which should have opened their eyes they said, “These are illusions manifest.
Musharraf Hussain
However , when Our self-evident signs came to them, they said, “This is magic,”
Maududi
But when Our Clear Signs came to them, they said: "This is plain magic."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
So when Our signs came to them for all to see, they said: "This is clearly magic!
Mohammad Shafi
So then when Our clear-cut signs came unto them (Pharaoh and his people), they said, "This is pure magic!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then Our signs came to them visibly, they said, This is a clear magic'.
When our miracles were presented to them, clear and profound, they said, "This is obviously magic."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But when Our signs came to them visibly, they said: 'This is plain sorcery.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So when our clear signs came to them, they said: This is clear enchantment
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So when Our signs/evidences came to them manifest/clearly visible to the eye and understanding, they said: "That (is) clear/evident magic/sorcery."
Bijan Moeinian
[What a shame that when] Moses presented My undeniable miracles they simply said: “These are nothing but plain magic.”
Faridul Haque
Then when Our enlightening signs came to them, they said, “This is clear magic.”
Sher Ali
But when Our sight-giving Signs came to them, they said, `This is manifest magic.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
But when Our clear and sight-giving signs reached them, they said: ‘This is plain magic.
Amatul Rahman Omar
But when Our eye-opening signs were shown to them (- Pharaoh and his people) they said, `This is plain witchcraft (to cause disruption among the people).
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
But when Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came to them, clear to see, they said: "This is a manifest magic."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
But when Our signs openly visible came to them, they said, “This is clear magic.”
Munir Mezyed
But when Our Signs (of power & glory) were preformed before them, they said: “This is an apparent sorcery (and devilry)”.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And when Our signs reached them clearly visible they said: this is plain magic.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
When Our evident signs came to them, they said, “This is obviously magic.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
So when Our signs came to them as an eye-opener, they said, “This is evident sorcery.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
When Our signs came to them so plain to see, they said: "This is sheer magic!"
Samy Mahdy
So, when our verses came to them visibly, they said, “This is an obvious magic.”
Sayyid Qutb
But when Our light-giving signs came to them, they said: 'This is plain sorcery.'
Ahmed Hulusi
When Our miracles came to them in all their clarity, they said, “This is clearly magic.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
So when Our clear signs came to them, they said: �This is a manifest sorcery�
And when Our divine convincing signs were presented to them they blinded their minds' eyes and labeled them as magic with over-mastering influence
Mir Aneesuddin
So when Our visible signs came to them, they said, "This is clear magic."
The Wise Quran
And when Our signs came to them visibly, they said, 'This is clear magic.'