as noah was building the ark whenever the leading men of his nation passed by him they would scoff at him. he said if you scoff at us we too scoff at you in like manner.
ويصنع الفلك وكلما مر عليه ملأ من قومه سخروا منه قال إن تسخروا منا فإنا نسخر منكم كما تسخرون