The Holy Quran 36:18 — Surah Ya-Sin

Arabic text

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا۟ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Translation

The people said, "We augur (see) evil from you (only evil can be expected from your presence here). If you do not desist (stop preaching), we will surely stone you and a painful punishment from us will definitely afflict you."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The denial of the messengers and obstinacy: perhaps, as an ill consequence of denying the messengers and of disbelief and obstinacy, a drought or the like had befallen them. Or else, upon the messengers’ admonitions, disagreement arose among them: some accepted and some did not — and they called this an ill omen.

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