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Muhammad Asad   
Hence, [be patient,] even though they who are bent on denying the truth would all but kill thee with their eyes whenever they hear this reminder, and [though] they say, "[As for Mubammad,] behold, most surely he is a madman!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
The disbelievers would almost cut you down with their eyes when they hear ˹you recite˺ the Reminder, and say, “He is certainly a madman.”
Safi Kaskas   
Those unbelievers all but kill you with their evil looks when they hear the message, and they say, "He must be mad."

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Arabic   
وَإِن یَكَادُ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَیُزۡلِقُونَكَ بِأَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَیَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُۥ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ ۝٥١
Transliteration (2021)   
wa-in yakādu alladhīna kafarū layuz'liqūnaka bi-abṣārihim lammā samiʿū l-dhik'ra wayaqūlūna innahu lamajnūnu
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And indeed, would almost those who disbelieve, surely make you slip with their look when they hear the Message, and they say, "Indeed, he (is) surely mad."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Hence, [be patient,] even though they who are bent on denying the truth would all but kill thee with their eyes whenever they hear this reminder, and [though] they say, "[As for Mubammad,] behold, most surely he is a madman!"
M. M. Pickthall   
And lo! those who disbelieve would fain disconcert thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Lo! he is indeed mad
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
The disbelievers would almost cut you down with their eyes when they hear ˹you recite˺ the Reminder, and say, “He is certainly a madman.”
Safi Kaskas   
Those unbelievers all but kill you with their evil looks when they hear the message, and they say, "He must be mad."
Wahiduddin Khan   
When those who deny the truth hear the admonition, they would almost cause you to stumble with their evil eyes; and they say, He is certainly mad
Shakir   
And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they say: Most surely he is mad
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
It was almost as if those who were ungrateful looked at thee sternly with their sight when they heard the Remembrance, and they say: He is one who is possessed!
T.B.Irving   
The ones who disbelieve almost trip you up by glaring at you whenever they hear the Reminder, and they say: "He´s deranged!"
Abdul Hye   
And surely, the disbelievers would almost make you slip with their eyes (through hatred) when they hear the reminder (the Qur’an), and they say: “Surely, he (Muhammad) is a madman!”
The Study Quran   
Indeed, those who disbelieve would well-nigh smite thee down with their glances when they hear the Reminder, saying, “Surely, he is possessed.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Upon hearing the message, the unbelievers nearly pierce you with their glances and say, “He is surely crazy!”
Talal Itani (2012)   
Those who disbelieve almost stab you with their glances when they hear the message, and say, 'He is crazy!'
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And if those who have disbelieved could, they indeed would have made you slip (off the Path) by (the mischievous glance of) their eyes as and when they heard Az-Zikr and they will say: “Verily, he is a fanatic.”
M. Farook Malik   
The unbelievers would almost trip you up with their eyes when they hear Our revelations (The Qur’an), and say: "He (Muhammad) is surely crazy."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
And decidedly the ones who have disbelieved were indeed almost about to trip you with their be holdings as soon as they heard the Remembrance, and they say, "Surely he is indeed a madman."
Muhammad Sarwar   
When the disbelievers listen to you reciting the Quran they almost try to destroy you with their piercing eyes. Then they say, "He is certainly insane"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
And indeed the disbelievers seem to trip you up with their glances when they hear the Reminder, and say, .He is a madman indeed
Shabbir Ahmed   
And behold, those who deny the Truth, offend you (O Prophet) with their eyes when they hear the Reminder. And they say, "Behold, he is a madman."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
The unbelievers look at you with aversion (and animosity), and they almost trip you up with their eyes. They hear this reminder, the Qur´an, and say, "He is really a man possessed."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
And verily, the unbelievers would almost deceive with their eyes when they hear the Reminder (the Quran); And they say: "Surely, he is possessed!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
And those who have rejected almost attack you with their eyes when they hear the reminder, and they Say: "He is crazy!"
Abdel Haleem   
The disbelievers almost strike you down with their looks when they hear the Quran. They say, ‘He must be mad!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
And those who disbelieve well-nigh cause thee to stumble with their looks when they hear the Admonition, and they say: verily he is mad
Ahmed Ali   
But the unbelievers would like to stare you out of balance when they hear the warning, and say: "Surely he is possessed;"
Aisha Bewley   
Those who are kafir all but strike you down with their evil looks when they hear the Reminder and say, ´He is quite mad.´
Ali Ünal   
Those who disbelieve would (if they could) strike you down with their looks because of hatred and enmity, when they hear the Reminder, and they say: "Surely he is a madman."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Indeed the faithless almost devour you with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say, ‘He is indeed crazy.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
And those who disbelieve would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear the Reminder (Quran), and they say, "Most surely he is mad (or possessed)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
And those who disbelieve almost make you slip with their eyes (looking hatefully and sarcastically) when they hear the reminder, and they say: “He is certainly mad.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
And the unbelievers would nearly trip you up with their eyes when they hear the message and they say, “Surely he is possessed.
Musharraf Hussain   
They wish to strike you down with their evil eyes; when the disbelievers hear the Reminder they say, “He is mad!”
Maududi   
When the unbelievers hear this Exhortation, they look at you as though they would knock you off your feet with their (hostile) glances. They say: "Surely he is afflicted with madness"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
And those who have rejected almost attack you with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: "He is crazy!"
Mohammad Shafi   
And when those who suppress the truth hear the Admonition [Qur'aan], they would almost make you stumble with their eyes! And they say, "He is indeed mad."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
And it seems that the infidels with their bad looks will necessarily, stumble you when they hear Quran and they say, 'He is surely faraway from wisdom'.
Rashad Khalifa   
Those who disbelieved show their ridicule in their eyes when they hear the message and say, "He is crazy!"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
When the unbelievers hear the Reminder, they nearly strike you down with their glances, and say: 'Surely, he is mad!
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
And those who disbelieve would almost smite thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Surely he is mad
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
And if those who disbelieved were about/almost to make you stumble/slip (E) with their eyesights when they heard/listened (to) the remembrance/reminder (the Koran), and they say: "That he truly is mad/insane (E) "
Bijan Moeinian   
Mohammad, when the disbeliever hear the verses of Qur’an, they look at you in such a way as though their eyes want to eat you up and say: “Mohammad is certainly mad.”
Faridul Haque   
And indeed the disbelievers seem as if they would topple you with their evil gaze when they hear the Qur’an, and they say, “He is indeed insane.”
Sher Ali   
And those who disbelieve would fain have dislodged thee from thy God-given station with their angry looks when they heard the Reminder; and they keep saying, `He is, certainly, mad.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
And indeed, when the disbelievers listen to the Qur’an, it seems as if they wish to damage you with their (jealously evil) looks and say: ‘He is insane.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Those who disbelieve would fain have dislodged you (from your God-given mission) with their (angry) looks when they heard the Reminder full of admonition (- the Qur'an, but you were firm and steadfast). And they say, `He is certainly a mad man.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
And verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes through hatredness when they hear the Reminder (the Quran), and they say: "Verily, he (Muhammad SAW) is a madman!"

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
The unbelievers wellnigh strike thee down with their glances, when they hear the Reminder, and they say, 'Surely he is a man possessed!
George Sale   
It wanteth little but that the unbelievers strike thee down with their malicious looks, when they hear the admonition of the Koran; and they say, he is certainly distracted
Edward Henry Palmer   
The misbelievers well-nigh upset thee with their looks when they hear the reminder, and they say, 'Surely he is mad!
John Medows Rodwell   
Almost would the infidels strike thee down with their very looks when they hear the warning of the Koran. And they say, "He is certainly possessed."
N J Dawood (2014)   
The unbelievers well-nigh devour you with their eyes when they hear the Admonition . ‘He is surely possessed,‘ they say

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
And those who disbelieve nearly trip you down with their sights when they hear the remembrance and they say, “Truly he is surely a madman.”
Munir Mezyed   
Those who persistently refuse to yield to the Truth would almost smite you with their eyes when they hear a recitation from the Book of Enlightenment Quotes- (the Revealer of Truth, the Qur’ān). Then they say: “Surely he is a lunatic."
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
And those who reject (the truth) would like to kill you with their eyes when they hear the reminder and say: he is possessed.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
The unbelievers would like to knock you down with their stares when they hear the message. They say, “He must be crazy!”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Those who have denied almost stab yousg with their sight(s) when they hear the Reminder, and say, “He is indeed a madman!”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
The ones who disbelieve almost trip you up by glaring at you whenever they hear the Reminder (the Quran), and they say: "He's deranged!"
Samy Mahdy   
And surely almost those who disbelieve would slide you with their sights when they heard the reminder, and say, “Surely he is madman!”
Ahmed Hulusi   
Indeed, those who deny the knowledge of the reality were about to knock you down with their looks when they heard the reminder (of their reality; dhikr) saying, “Indeed, he is possessed (under the influence of the jinn).”
Mir Aneesuddin   
And those who do not believe, when they hear the reminder, (give such an impression) by their looks that they would almost pull you down from your position and say, “He is indeed under the influence of the jinn.”
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
When the infidels hear you O Muhammad recite the Quran they turn their attention to you and their eyes almost breathe vengeance; their ill-will and their hatred forged in their bosoms that their tongues must vent, have vented your accusation of being a demoniac

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
And the Unbelievers would almost trip thee up with their eyes when they hear the Message; and they say: "Surely he is possessed!"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
And indeed, would almost those who disbelieve, surely make you slip with their look when they hear the Message, and they say, "Indeed, he (is) surely mad.
OLD Transliteration   
Wa-in yakadu allatheena kafaroo layuzliqoonaka bi-absarihim lamma samiAAoo alththikra wayaqooloona innahu lamajnoonun