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quran:37:167

And indeed, the disbelievers used to say,  

And indeed (in, is softened in place of the hardened one) they, the Meccan disbelievers, used to say,
القرآن:٣٧:١٦٧

وَإِنْ كَانُوا لَيَقُولُونَ  

{وإن} مخففة من الثقيلة {كانوا} أي كفار مكة {ليقولون}.