Surah 74 · verse 23
Al-Muddaththir 74:23
Sign in to listenثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ
thumma adbara wa-stakbara
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 20Verse 23 Verse 24
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Verse 21ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he considered [again];
Verse 22ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he frowned and scowled;
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ
Then he turned back and was arrogant
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Verse 25إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ
This is not but the word of a human being."
Verse 26سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
I will drive him into Saqar.
