قوله - عز وجل - : ( كذبت قبلهم ) أي : قبل أهل مكة ( قوم نوح فكذبوا عبدنا ) نوحا ( وقالوا مجنون وازدجر ) أي : زجروه عن دعوته ومقالته بالشتم والوعيد ، وقالوا : " لئن لم تنته يا نوح لتكونن من المرجومين " ( الشعراء - 116 ) وقال مجاهد : معنى : ازدجر أي : استطير جنونا .
Prior to these people who rejected your invitation, O Messenger, the people of Noah also denied. They denied My servant, Noah (peace be upon him) when I sent him to them. They said about him: He is insane, and they rebuked him with various forms of swearing, abuse and threats if he did not stop inviting them.