( وعجبوا ) يعني : الكفار الذين ذكرهم الله - عز وجل - في قوله : " بل الذين كفروا " ( أن جاءهم منذر منهم ) يعني : رسولا من أنفسهم ينذرهم ( وقال الكافرون هذا ساحر كذاب ) .
And they expressed surprise when a messenger came to them from themselves to warn them of Allah’s punishment if they remain in their disbelief. And the disbelievers said when they saw the proof for the truthfulness of what Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought: “This is a magician who performs magic on people, and a liar in claiming that he is a messenger from Allah who receives revelation.