Quran 25:5 Word by Word & Translations

25:5 Word by Word (2021)

And they say, "Tales (of) the former people which he has had written and they are dictated to him morning and evening."


25:5 Arabic

وَقَالُوٓا۟ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٱكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِىَ تُمْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

25:5 Transliteration

Waqaloo asateeru al-awwaleena iktatabaha fahiya tumla AAalayhi bukratan waaseelan
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they said: "Fictional tales of old! He wrote them down while they were being dictated to him morning and evening.
Abdel Haleem
and they say, ‘It is just ancient fables, which he has had written down: they are dictated to him morning and evening.’
Abdul Hye
And they say: “These are the tales of the ancients which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon.”
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they say: fables of the ancients which he hath had written down, so they are dictated unto him, morning and evening
Ahmed Ali
And they say: "These are fables of antiquity he has invented, which are dictated to him morning and evening."
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “These are the fables of the past that he has had written down, to read in the morning and evenings.”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they said, 'these are fables of the ancients which he has written, so that they are read to him morning and evening.
Aisha Bewley
They say, ´It is myths of previous peoples which he has had transcribed and which are read out to him in the morning and the evening.´
Ali Ünal
They also say: "(It consists of) only fables of the ancients which he has got written. They are being read to him in early mornings and evenings (while people are at home)."
Ali Quli Qara'i
They say, ‘He has taken down myths of the ancients, and they are dictated to him morning and evening.’
Amatul Rahman Omar
They (also) say, `(This Qur'an consists of) fables of the ancients that he has got written down and now they are read out to him morning and evening.
Arthur John Arberry
They say, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients that he has had written down, so that they are recited to him at the dawn and in the evening.
Bakhtiari Nejad
And they say: “(These are) stories of the earlier ones that he has copied it and it is dictated to him morning and afternoon.”
Bijan Moeinian
The unbeliever say: “Qur’an is nothing but ancient stories/ myths given to him in writing early in the morning and at night (when nobody witnesses it).”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And they say, “Tales of the ancients, has he written, and they are dictated before him morning and evening.
Corpus.Quran
And they say Tales (of) the former people which he has had written and they are dictated to him morning and evening
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they (also) said: “Writings of the earlier people which he has got written down, then these are reproduced before him morning and evening.”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they said: Fables of the ancient ones that he caused to be written down! And they are to be related from memory to him at early morning dawn and eventide.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And they say: ‘(This Qur’an comprises) fables of the ancients which this man has got written; then these (fables) are recited to him morning and evening (in order to memorize and narrate further).
Dr. Munir Munshey
They say, "Tales of people long gone! He has written them down. (These tales) are dictated to him morning and evening."
Edward Henry Palmer
And they say, 'Old folks' tales, which he has got written down while they are dictated to him morning and evening.
Faridul Haque
And they said, “These are stories of the former people, which he has written down, so they are read to him morning and evening.”
Fode Drame
And they said, “Tales of the people of the past which he has requested to be written and which are dictated to him morning and evening.”
George Sale
They also say, these are fables of the ancients, which he hath caused to be written down; and they are dictated unto him morning and evening
Hamid S. Aziz
And they say, "Old folks´ tales, which he has written down while they are dictated to him morning and evening."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They say: 'He has written tales of the ancients, they are recited to him at dawn and at the evening.
Hilali - Khan
And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
Irving/Hegab
They say: "He has had legends by primitive men written down; they (the revelations) are dictated to him in the early morning and evening!"
John Medows Rodwell
And they say, "Tales of the ancients that he hath put in writing! and they were dictated to him morn and even."
Linda "iLham" Barto
They say, “He has caused tales of the ancients to be written! They are dictated to him morning and evening.”
Maududi
They say, "These things are the writings of the ancients which he has got copied down for himself, and then these are recited to him in the morning and evening.´´
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they say: Stories of the ancients, which he has got written, so they are read out to him morning and evening
Mir Aneesuddin
And those who do not believe say, "This is nothing but a lie which he has forged and other people have helped him at it." Thus they have come up with injustice and falsehood.
Mohammad Shafi
And they say, "Fables of the ancients! He has had written these down which then are rehearsed to him morning and evening."
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And they said: "The first's/beginner's myths/baseless stories , he wrote it, so it is being dictated on (to) him early mornings and evening to sunset ."
Muhammad Asad
And they say, “Fables of ancient times which he has caused to be written down, so that they might be read out to him at morn and evening!”
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they have said, "Myths of the earliest (people) that he has had written down so that they are dictated to him before sunrise and at nightfall."
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening
Muhammad Sarwar
They have also said, "It ,(the Quran), is only ancient legends, which were written down while they were dictated to him in the mornings and the evenings"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And they said, .(These are) the tales of the ancients he (the messenger) has caused to be written, and they are read out to him at morn and eve
Munir Mezyed
They say: "Legends of the ancients, which he has written, and they are dictated to him in the early mornings and evenings."
MunirMezyed2023
They say: ‘Legends of the ancients, which he has written, and they are dictated to him in the early mornings and evenings’.
Musharraf Hussain
And they said, “These are the tales of the ancients he has written down, that were dictated to him morning and evening.”
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And they say, “˹These revelations are only˺ ancient fables which he has had written down, and they are rehearsed to him morning and evening.”
Mustaqim
And they say: stories of old which he has written down, and they are recited to him in the mornings and evenings.
N J Dawood 2014
And they say: ‘Fables of the ancients he has written: they are dictated to him morning and evening.‘
Rashad Khalifa
They also said, "Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night."
Safi Kaskas
They [also] say, "These are just legends of the ancients that he [directed to be] written down and dictated to him morning and evening."
Samy Mahdy
And they said, “The former’s Legends; he wrote them down; so, they were dictated to him in morning and evening.”
Shabbir Ahmed
And they say, "Fables of ancient times which he has written down as they are dictated to him morning and evening."
Shakir
And they say: The stories of the ancients-- he has got them written-- so these are read out to him morning and evening
Sher Ali
And they say, `These are fables of the ancient; and he has got them written down and they are read out to him morning and evening.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they say: "Stories of the old times, which he has made to be written: And they are dictated before him morning and afternoon."
T.B.Irving
They say: "He has had legends by primitive men written down; they are dictated to him in the early morning and evening!"
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They also say, “Legends of the ancients, which he wrote down, and they are being dictated to him morning and evening.”
Talal Itani (2012)
And they say, 'Tales of the ancients; he wrote them down; they are dictated to him morning and evening.'
The Study Quran
And they say, “They are fables of those of old which he has had written down, and they are recited to him morning and evening.
The Wise Quran
And they say, 'Legends of the former people, which he has got written down while they are dictated to him morning and evening.'
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
Wahiduddin Khan
They say, It is just fables of the ancients, which he has had written down. They are dictated to him morning and evening
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And they say: "Tales of the ancients, which he has caused to be written: and they are dictated before him morning and evening."