﴿ وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ لَئِن جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْ إِحْدَى ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ مَّا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا ﴾

“As it is, they [who are averse to the truth often] swear by God with their most solemn oaths that if a warner should ever come to them, they would follow his guidance better than any of the communities [of old had followed the warner sent to them]: but now that a warner has come unto them, [his call] but increases their aversion,”

وأقسم كفار قريش بالله أشد الأَيْمان: لئن جاءهم رسول من عند الله يخوِّفهم عقاب الله ليكونُنَّ أكثر استقامة واتباعًا للحق من اليهود والنصارى وغيرهم، فلما جاءهم محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ما زادهم ذلك إلا بُعْدًا عن الحق ونفورًا منه.