He was afraid of being laughed at.

What we fear is the judgment and ridicule of others. And it exists.

At anything or anyone else, but never at me.

Surely the apostles have been mocked before you but what they had mocked rebounded on the mockers themselves.

Surely the apostles have been mocked before you but what they had mocked rebounded on the mockers themselves.

And certainly, O dear Prophet (Mohammed peace and blessings be upon him) the Noble Messengers before you have also been mocked at, so those who laughed at them were themselves ruined by their own mocking.

And certainly, O dear Prophet (Mohammed peace and blessings be upon him) the Noble Messengers before you have also been mocked at, so those who laughed at them were themselves ruined by their own mocking.

Messengers indeed were mocked at before thee but those that scoffed at them were encompassed by that they mocked at.

Messengers indeed were mocked at before thee but those that scoffed at them were encompassed by that they mocked at.

And assuredly mocked were the apostles before thee, wherefore that whereat they scoffed beset these who had been mocking.

And assuredly mocked were the apostles before thee, wherefore that whereat they scoffed beset these who had been mocking.

And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you, but their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used to mock at.

And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you, but their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used to mock at.

Messengers before you were ridiculed, but those who mocked them became besieged by what they ridiculed.

Messengers before you were ridiculed, but those who mocked them became besieged by what they ridiculed.

And indeed before your time (O Muhammad!) many a Messenger has been scoffed at but those who mocked at them were encompassed by the Truth they had scoffed at.

And indeed before your time (O Muhammad!) many a Messenger has been scoffed at but those who mocked at them were encompassed by the Truth they had scoffed at.

Messengers (of Allah) have been derided before thee, but that whereat they scoffed surrounded such of them as did deride.

Messengers (of Allah) have been derided before thee, but that whereat they scoffed surrounded such of them as did deride.

Apostles were certainly derided before you. Then those who ridiculed them were besieged by what they used to deride.

Apostles were certainly derided before you. Then those who ridiculed them were besieged by what they used to deride.

Other Messengers have been mocked before you. But those who scoffed at them were encompassed by that they had mocked'

Other Messengers have been mocked before you. But those who scoffed at them were encompassed by that they had mocked'

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule.

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule.

They mocked the Messengers who lived before you (Muhammad), but those who received warnings of punishment and mocked the warnings, all suffered their torments accordingly.

They mocked the Messengers who lived before you (Muhammad), but those who received warnings of punishment and mocked the warnings, all suffered their torments accordingly.

And certainly apostles before you were mocked at, but that which they mocked at encompassed the scoffers among them.

And certainly apostles before you were mocked at, but that which they mocked at encompassed the scoffers among them.

Messengers have been mocked before you, but those who scoffed were overtaken by the very thing they scoffed at.

Messengers have been mocked before you, but those who scoffed were overtaken by the very thing they scoffed at.

Mocked were (many) messengers before thee but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.

Mocked were (many) messengers before thee but their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.

Are you laughing at me? No.

You can laugh all you want, but...

Are you being impudent?

He's a skeptic who makes a mockery of religion.

They just laughed.

They laughed.

So he built the ark and when groups of his people passed by him, they scoffed at him. He said to them Though you laugh at us (now), we shall laugh at you, as you are laughing at us.

So he built the ark and when groups of his people passed by him, they scoffed at him. He said to them Though you laugh at us (now), we shall laugh at you, as you are laughing at us.

And Nooh builds the ship and whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they used to laugh at him he said, If you laugh at us, then a time will come when we will laugh at you just as you laugh.

And Nooh builds the ship and whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they used to laugh at him he said, If you laugh at us, then a time will come when we will laugh at you just as you laugh.

So he was making the Ark and whenever a council of his people passed by him they scoffed at him, He said, 'If you scoff at us, we shall surely scoff at you, as you scoff

So he was making the Ark and whenever a council of his people passed by him they scoffed at him, He said, 'If you scoff at us, we shall surely scoff at you, as you scoff