And said, 'this is the same magic learnt from old ones'.
He said, "This is but clever magic!
and said: 'This is no more than traced sorcery
Then said: This is naught but magic from an old
So he said: "That truly that (is) except magic/sorcery to be traced (followed/copied) ."
and said: “These words are nothing but usual magic”
And said, “This is nothing but magic learnt from earlier men.”
And said, `This is nothing but magic handed down
Then he said: ‘This (Qur’an) is nothing but magic which is being transmitted from the past (magicians)
And said, `This (Qur'an) is nothing but an age long magic handed down (by tradition)
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old