18 Preface قالوا إِنّا تَطَيَّرنا بِكُم ۖ لَئِن لَم تَنتَهوا لَنَرجُمَنَّكُم وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِنّا عَذابٌ أَليمٌAhmed AliThey rejoined: “We feel you augur ill. If you do not desist, we shall stone you to death, and inflict a grievous punishment on you.”