Quran 27 : 68

Certainly, we have been promised this, we and our forefathers from before. Not (is) this except tales (of) the former (people)."
لَقَدْ
Laqad
وُعِدْنَا
Wuʿidnā
هَٰذَا
Haādhā
نَحْنُ
Naḥnu
وَءَابَآؤُنَا
Waʾābaauunā
مِن
Min
قَبْلُ
Qablu
إِنْ
Iin
هَٰذَآ
Haādhaa
إِلَّآ
Iillaa
أَسَٰطِيرُ
Aasaāṭīru
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Alaawwalīna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

"We have been promised this, both us and our fathers before. This is nothing except fictional tales of old!"

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."

Wahiduddin Khan

We and our fathers were promised this before; these are but old stories

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples."

The Wise Quran

Certainly, we were promised this, we and our fathers before, this is nothing but legends of the former people.'

The Study Quran

Indeed, we were promised this, we and our fathers, before. This is naught but fables of those of old!

Talal Itani (2012)

We were promised that before, we and our ancestors—these are nothing but legends of the ancients.'

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

We and our ancestors were promised this before; these are nothing but legends of the ancients.”

T.B.Irving

We and our forefathers were promised this before; these are only legends [made up] by primitive men."

Syed Vickar Ahamed

"Indeed, we were promised this— We and our fathers before (us): These are nothing but the stories of the old."

Sher Ali

`We were surely promised this before - we and our fathers; this is nothing but tales of the ancients.

Shakir

We have certainly been promised this, we and our fathers before; these are naught but stories of the ancient

Shabbir Ahmed

Indeed we were promised this, and our forefathers. It is nothing but fables of ancient times."

Samy Mahdy

We already were promised that before, we and our parents, this is nothing except the formers’ legends.”

Safi Kaskas

We and our forefathers have been promised this before. This is only a legend of an ancient people."

Rashad Khalifa

"We have been given the same promise in the past. These are nothing but tales from the past."

N J Dawood 2014

We were promised this once before, we and our fathers. It is but a fable of the ancients.‘

Mustaqim

We and our fathers were promised this before, these are only stories of old.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

We have already been promised this, as well as our forefathers earlier. This is nothing but ancient fables!”

Musharraf Hussain

We and our forefathers were promised this before. This is merely a tale of the ancient people.”

MunirMezyed2023

Verily, we and our forefathers have been promised this before. This is no more than legends of the ancients."

Munir Mezyed

Verily, we have been promised this, we and our forefathers before. This is not more than legends (or myths) of the ancients."

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Indeed, it was promised to us and to our fathers even before this. This is nothing but the tales of the ancients

Muhammad Sarwar

It was promised to us and to our fathers before us. It is only ancient legends."

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

We were promised this, forsooth, we and our fathers. (All) this is naught but fables of the men of old

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Indeed, we have already been promised this, we and our fathers earlier. Decidedly this is (nothing) except myths of the earliest (people)."

Muhammad Asad

Indeed, we were promised this - we and our forefathers - in the past as well; it is nothing but fables of ancient times!”

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

We had been (E) promised this, we and our fathers from before, that this (is) except the first's/beginners/ myths/baseless stories

Mohammad Shafi

"Verily, we were promised this — we and our forefathers — in the past as well; it is nothing but fables of ancient times!"

Mir Aneesuddin

We have been promised this, we and our fathers before, these are nothing but stories of the ancient."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We have certainly been promised this -- we and our fathers before; these are naught but stories of the ancients

Maududi

We were told about this and so were our forefathers before us. But these are no more than fairy tales that have been recounted from ancient times."

Linda "iLham" Barto

“Sure, we and our forefathers were promised this before, but that was nothing but ancient folktales.”

John Medows Rodwell

Of old have we been promised this, we and our sires of old it is but fables of the ancients."

Irving/Hegab

We and our forefathers were promised this before; these are only legends [made up] by primitive men."

Hilali - Khan

"Indeed we were promised this, we and our forefathers before, Verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients."

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

We were promised this before, and so were our fathers. It is but the fictitious story of the ancients.

Hamid S. Aziz

"We were promised this, we and our fathers before us, this is nothing but ancient fables."

George Sale

Verily we have been threatened with this, both we and our fathers, heretofore. This is no other than fables of the ancients

Fode Drame

Indeed we were promised this, we and our fathers before but this is nothing except tales of the ancient.

Faridul Haque

“Indeed this promise was given to us, and before us to our forefathers - this is nothing but stories of former people.”

Edward Henry Palmer

We were promised this, we and our fathers before us, this is nothing but old folks' tales!

Dr. Munir Munshey

"In the past, too, we were promised this, and so were our forefathers! These are really nothing but the tales of the earlier people."

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

In fact, we and, before this, our ancestors (too) have been promised this. These are but stories fabricated by the ancients.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Certainly, we were promised this, we and our fathers before. Truly, this is nothing but fables of the ancient ones.

Dr. Kamal Omar

Truly, indeed we were promised this — we, and our fathers, since before; it is not but writings of the earlier people.”

Corpus.Quran

Certainly we have been promised this we and our forefathers before before Not (is) this except tales (of) the former (people)

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“Indeed we were promised this, as well as our ancestors before us. But these are nothing but tales of the ancient.

Bijan Moeinian

“We are told these [none senses] in the past. These are nothing but mythology type of stories.”

Bakhtiari Nejad

We and our fathers have certainly been promised this in the past. This is only stories of the earlier ones.”

Arthur John Arberry

We have been promised this, and our fathers before; this is naught but the fairy-tales of the ancients.

Amatul Rahman Omar

`We have been surely given this promise once before (this) and also our forefathers. But such a thing is nothing but tales of the ancients.

Ali Ünal

"We have certainly been threatened with this before, we and our forefathers. This is nothing but fables of the ancients!"

Ali Quli Qara'i

Certainly we and our fathers were promised this before. [But] these are just myths of the ancients.’

Aisha Bewley

We have been promised this before, we and our fathers. This is nothing but myths and legends of previous peoples.´

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Undoubtedly, we have been promised this and before us our fathers, this is not but the tales of the ancients.

Ahmed Hulusi

“Indeed, we and our forefathers have been warned with this before! This is nothing but fables from the past.”

Ahmed Ali

Indeed we and our fathers had been promised this before. It is nothing but the earlier people's lore."

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Assuredly we have been promised this aforetime, we and our fathers. Naught is this but fables of the ancients

Abdul Hye

Indeed we were promised this to us and our forefathers before. Surely, this is nothing but tales of the ancient people.”

Abdel Haleem

We have heard such promises before, and so did our forefathers. These are just ancient fables.’