كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Kazaalika maaa atal lazeena min qablihim mir Rasoolin illaa qaaloo saahirun aw majnoon
Every previous people to whom a messenger was sent also said, ‘A sor-cerer, or maybe a madman!’
So it was: no messenger came to those before them without their saying, "A sorcerer, or a madman."