Quran 16 : 24

And when it is said to them, "What has sent down your Lord? They say, "Tales (of) the ancient."
وَإِذَا
Waiidhā
قِيلَ
Qīla
لَهُم
Lahum
مَّاذَآ
Mmādhaa
أَنزَلَ
Aanzala
رَبُّكُمْ
Rabbukum
قَالُوٓا۟
Qāluwa
أَسَٰطِيرُ
Aasaāṭīru
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Alaawwalīna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And if they are told: "What has your Lord sent down?" They say: "Fictional tales of old!

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!"

Wahiduddin Khan

When they are asked, What is it that your Lord has sent down? they say, Stories of the ancients

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Legends of the former peoples,"

The Wise Quran

And when it is said to them, 'What has your Lord sent down? They say, 'Legends of the former people.'

The Study Quran

When it is said unto them, “What has your Lord sent down?” they say, “Fables of those of old!

Talal Itani (2012)

And when it is said to them, 'What has your Lord sent down?' They say, 'Legends of the ancients.'

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

When asked, “What did your Lord reveal?” They respond, “Myths of the ancients.”

T.B.Irving

Whenever someone tells them: "What has your Lord sent down?", they say: "Legends by primitive people!"

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And when it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" They say: "Stories of the old!"

Sher Ali

And when it is said to them, `What think ye of that which your Lord has sent down?' They say, `They are but mere stories of the ancients.

Shakir

And when it is said to them, what is it that your Lord has revealed? They say: Stories of the ancients

Shabbir Ahmed

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord revealed?" They say, "Fables of ancient times!" (When the Qur'an is presented to them, their clergy claim that its Verses apply not to them, but only to Jews and Christians and the idolaters of Arabia)

Samy Mahdy

And if it is said to them, “What has your Lord sent down?” They say, “The formers’ Legends.”

Safi Kaskas

And whenever [the arrogant] are asked, "What has your Lord sent down?" They say, "Ancient legends!"

Rashad Khalifa

When they are asked, "What do you think of these revelations from your Lord," they say, "Tales from the past."

N J Dawood 2014

When they are asked: ‘What has your Lord revealed?‘ they say: ‘Fables of the ancients!‘

Mustaqim

And when they were asked what did your Lord reveal, they said: stories of old.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

And when it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “Ancient fables!”

Musharraf Hussain

When it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” They say, “Stories of the ancient people.”

MunirMezyed2023

When it is said unto them: ‘What is it that your Lord has revealed (to Muhammad)?’ They say: ‘Myths of the Ancients!’

Munir Mezyed

When it is said unto them: "What is it that your Lord has revealed (unto ‘Muhammad’)?” They say: "Myths of the Ancients!"

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

When it is said to them, .What has your Lord sent down?. They say, .It is nothing but the tales of the ancient people

Muhammad Sarwar

When they are asked, "What has your Lord revealed to you?" they say, "Only ancient legends"

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And when it is said unto them: What hath your Lord revealed? they say: (Mere) fables of the men of old

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?" they say, "Myths of the earliest (people)."

Muhammad Asad

and [who], whenever they are asked, "What is it that your Sustainer has bestowed from on high?"-are wont to answer, "Fables of ancient times!"

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And if (it) was said to them: "What (did) your Lord descend?" They said: "The firsts'/beginners' myths/baseless stories ."

Mohammad Shafi

And when they are asked, "What is it that your Lord has sent down?" They say, "Stories of the ancients."

Mir Aneesuddin

And when it is said to them, “What has your Fosterer sent down?” They say, “Stories of the ancient,”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when it is said to them, What is it that your Lord has revealed? they say, Stories of the ancients

Maududi

When they are asked: "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" They answer: "They are merely tales of olden times!"

Linda "iLham" Barto

When it is said to them, “What has your Lord revealed?” they say, “Tales of the ancients!”

John Medows Rodwell

For when it is said to them, "What is this your Lord hath sent down?" they say, "Fables of the ancients,"

Irving/Hegab

Whenever someone tells them: "What has your Lord sent down?", they say: "Legends by primitive people!"

Hilali - Khan

And when it is said to them: "What is it that your Lord has sent down (unto Muhammad SAW)?" They say: "Tales of the men of old!"

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

And if they are asked: 'What has your Lord revealed? ' they say: 'Tales of the ancients, fairytales!

Hamid S. Aziz

And when it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed (sent down)?" they say, "Old folks´ tales!"

George Sale

And when it is said unto them, what hath your Lord sent down unto Mohammed? They answer, fables of ancient times

Fode Drame

And whenever it is said to them, “What is it that your Lord has sent down?”, They say, “Tales of the ancient.”

Faridul Haque

And when it is said to them, "What has your Lord sent down?", they say, "The tales of former people."

Edward Henry Palmer

And when it is said to them, 'What is it that your Lord has sent down?' they say, 'Old folks' tales!

Dr. Munir Munshey

When asked, ´What did your Lord reveal?´ they say, "(These are) tales of those gone by!"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And when they are asked: ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they retort: ‘False fables of the people gone by (have been sent down).

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And when it is said to them: What is that your Lord caused to descend, they would say: Fables of the ancient ones!

Dr. Kamal Omar

And when it is said to them: “What is it that your Nourisher-Sustainer has sent down?” They said: “Written record produced by the earlier people!”

Corpus.Quran

And when it is said to them What has your Lord sent down has your Lord sent down They say Tales (of) the ancient

Bilal Muhammad 2018

When it is said to them, “What is it that your Lord has revealed?” They say, “Tales of the ancients.

Bijan Moeinian

when the disbelievers are asked what they are thinking about the Lord’s Revelations, they simply say: “These are nothing but good old mythologies!”

Bakhtiari Nejad

And when they are told: “What did your Lord send down?” They say: “Stories of the earlier ones.”

Arthur John Arberry

And when it is said to them, 'What has your Lord sent down?' they say, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And when these (disbelievers) are asked, `What is (in your opinion) that which your Lord has sent down?' They say,` They are (mere) stories of the ancients.

Ali Ünal

When it is said to them: "What is it that your Lord (Who sustains, protects, and raises you) has sent down (on the Messenger)?" They say: "Fables of the ancients."

Ali Quli Qara'i

When they are told, ‘What is it that your Lord has sent down?’ They say, ‘Myths of the ancients,’

Aisha Bewley

When they are asked, ´What has your Lord sent down?´ they say, ´Myths and legends of previous peoples.´

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And when it is said to them What has your Lord sent down' they say 'Tales of the ancients.'

Ahmed Hulusi

When they are asked, “What has your Rabb revealed?” they said, “The myths of the past.”

Ahmed Ali

For when they are asked: "What has your Lord sent down?" they say: "Tales of long ago."

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And when it is said unto them: what is it that your Lord hath sent down? they say: fables of the ancient

Abdul Hye

And when they are asked: “What is that your Lord has sent down?” They say: “Tales of the ancient people!”

Abdel Haleem

When they are asked, ‘What has your Lord sent down?’ they say, ‘Ancient fables.’