وَيَصْنَعُ ٱلْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَأٌۭ مِّن قَوْمِهِۦ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ قَالَ إِن تَسْخَرُوا۟ مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسْخَرُ مِنكُمْ كَمَا تَسْخَرُونَ ٣٨
And he constructed the ship, and whenever an assembly of the eminent of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him. He said, "If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule.
وَيَصْنَعُ الْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِ سَخِرُواْ مِنْهُAnd as he was constructing the ship, whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they mocked at him.This means that they teased him and rejected his threat that they would drown (in the forthcoming flood).قَالَ إِن تَسْخَرُواْ مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسْخَرُ مِنكُمْHe said:"If you mock at us, so do we mock at you likewise...This is a severe threat and a serious warning.كَمَا تَسْخَرُونَ
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