Quran 68:15 Word by Word & Translations

68:15 Word by Word (2021)

When are recited to him Our Verses, he says, "Stories (of) the former (people)."


68:15 Arabic

إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

68:15 Transliteration

Itha tutla AAalayhi ayatuna qala asateeru al-awwaleena
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
When Our revelations are recited to him, he says: "Fictional tales of old!"
Abdel Haleem
when our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘These are just ancient fables.’
Abdul Hye
When Our Verses (of the Qur’an) are recited to him, he says: “Tales of the people of old!”
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
When Our revelations are rehearsed Unto him, he saith: fables of the ancients
Ahmed Ali
When you recite Our revelations to him, he says: "These are fables of long ago."
Ahmed Hulusi
When he was informed of Our verses he said, “Legends of the former people.”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
When Our signs are recited to him, he says 'stories of the ancients'.
Aisha Bewley
When Our Signs are recited to him, he says, ´Just myths of previous peoples!´
Ali Ünal
When Our Revelations are recited to him, he says: "Fables of the ancients."
Ali Quli Qara'i
When Our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’
Amatul Rahman Omar
When Our Messages are recited to him he says, `(These are mere) stories of the ancients (so outdated rubbish).
Arthur John Arberry
When Our signs are recited to him, he says, 'Fairy-tales of the ancients!
Bakhtiari Nejad
When Our verses are read to him, he says: “Stories of the earlier ones.”
Bijan Moeinian
Anytime that his Lord’s revelations is recited to him, he says: “These are nothing but ancient time’s mythologies.”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
When Our signs are rehearsed to him, “Tales of the ancients,” he says
Corpus.Quran
When are recited to him Our Verses he says Stories (of) the former (people)
Dr. Kamal Omar
When Our Verses are recited unto him, he said: “Writings of the initial people!”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
When Our signs are recounted to him, he said: Fables of the ancient ones!
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
When Our Verses are recited to him, he says: ‘These are the fictitious stories of the bygone people.
Dr. Munir Munshey
When Our verses are recited to him, he remarks, "(Legends)! Tales of the earlier folks!"
Edward Henry Palmer
When our signs are recited to him he says, 'Old folks' tales!
Faridul Haque
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “These are stories of earlier people.”
Fode Drame
When Our signs are related unto him he says, “The tales of the ancients.”
George Sale
When our signs are rehearsed unto him, he saith, they are fables of the ancients
Hamid S. Aziz
When Our communications are recited to him, he says, "Stories of those of old"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When Our verses are recited to him, he says: 'They are but fairytales of the ancients!
Hilali - Khan
When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the men of old!"
Irving/Hegab
Whenever Our verses are recited to him, he says: "Legends by primitive people!"
John Medows Rodwell
Who when our wondrous verses are recited to him saith - "Fables of the ancients."
Linda "iLham" Barto
When he/she hears Our signs, he/she shouts, “Tales of old!”
Maududi
and whenever Our verses are rehearsed to him, he says: "These are fairy- tales of times gone by."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
When Our messages are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore
Mir Aneesuddin
When Our signs are recited to him, he says, “Stories of the ancient.”
Mohammad Shafi
When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, "These are just ancient tales."
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
If Our verses/evidences are read/recited on him, he said: "The first's/beginner's myths ."
Muhammad Asad
that, whenever Our messages are conveyed to him, such a one says, "Fables of ancient times"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
When Our ayat (Verses, signs) are recited to him, he says, "Myths of the earliest (people)."
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
That, when Our revelations are recited unto him, he saith: Mere fables of the men of old
Muhammad Sarwar
he says, "These are ancient legends"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, .(These are) the tales of the ancient
Munir Mezyed
When Our (Holy) ‘Verses’ are recited to him, he says: “Myths of the ancients."
MunirMezyed2023
Whenever the Qur'ānic Verses are recited to him, he says: “Myths of the ancients."
Musharraf Hussain
When Our verses are recited to him he says, “These are ancient stories.”
Mustafa Khattab 2018
whenever Our revelations are recited to him, he says, “Ancient fables!”
Mustaqim
When Our signs are recited to him he says: stories of old.
N J Dawood 2014
when Our revelations are recited to him, he says: ‘Fables of the ancients.‘
Rashad Khalifa
When our revelations are recited to him, he says, "Tales from the past!"
Safi Kaskas
when Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Myth of former people."
Samy Mahdy
When Our verses are recited upon him, he said, "The former’s Legends."
Shabbir Ahmed
- Says, "Fables of ancient times", whenever Our Messages are conveyed to him
Shakir
When Our communications are recited to him, he says: Stories of those of yore
Sher Ali
When our Signs are recited unto him, he say, `Tales of the ancients.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
When Our Signs are rehearsed to him, he cries; "Tales of the men of old (ancient peoples),"
T.B.Irving
Whenever Our verses are recited to him, he says: "Legends by primitive people!"
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When Our verses are conveyed to him, he says, “Legends of the ancients.”
Talal Itani (2012)
When Our Verses are recited to him, he says, 'Myths of the ancients!'
The Study Quran
When Our signs are recited unto him he says, “Fables of those of old.
The Wise Quran
When Our signs are recited to him he says, 'Legends of the former people.'
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Wahiduddin Khan
when Our revelations are recited to him, he says, These are just ancient fables
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
When to him are rehearsed Our Signs, "Tales of the ancients", he cries