Surah Yasin Tafseer

Allah tells,

قَالُوا

They (people) said:

i.e. the people of the city said to them,

إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ

For us, we see an evil omen from you;

meaning, `we do not see in your faces any sign of good for our lives.'

Qatadah said,

"They were saying, `if something bad befalls us, it will be because of you."'

Mujahid said,

"They were saying:People like you never enter a town, but its people are punished."

لَيِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ

if you cease not, we will surely stone you,

Qatadah said,

"By throwing stones at you."

وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

and a painful torment will touch you from us.

means, a severe punishment