but as soon as he came before them with our signs lo! they derided them although each sign that we showed them was weigh­tier than the preceding one and we took them to task through suffering so that they might return .
فلما جاءهم بآياتنا إذا هم منها يضحكون وما نريهم من آية إلا هي أكبر من أختها وأخذناهم بالعذاب لعلهم يرجعون